This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 351 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 351 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Exposition" refers to ..... A) The part of a story that occurs before (or around) the inciting incident where the author provides important, scene-setting information. B) The part of a story that occurs after the climax, where the author provides important, scene-setting information. C) The first half of a story. D) Everything that happens after the climax of a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The part of a story that occurs before (or around) the inciting incident where the author provides important, scene-setting information. 2. A long, narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero A) Epic. B) Non fiction. C) Meter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 3. Definition-Language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader. This literary device includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader's experience through their senses. Example- "The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape." A) Atmosphere. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Symbol. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 4. Joyce watched the clock. The minute hand seemed frozen over the ten. The slow tick tock seemed to promise that time was moving forward, but Joyce had no sense of it. All she knew was that she had to wait until 8:00. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Suspense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 5. Which is an example of an ANTAGONIST? A) The majority of Hatchet takes place in the Canadian wilderness in summer. B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. C) The wolf to Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wolf to Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. 6. In the darkness, the wind and rain grew louder and seemed closer. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Similar. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 7. What's the purpose of imagery? A) To take nice pictures of your family and friends. B) The purpose of using imagery that appeals to the 5 senses is to create a vivid mental picture for the reader. C) For an image to appear in your mind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of using imagery that appeals to the 5 senses is to create a vivid mental picture for the reader. 8. Rich, colorful, or precise language that is chosen carefully for a particular purpose A) Word choice. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word choice. 9. Duke the dog digs deep in the dirt A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 10. The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as A) Anaphora. B) Anecdote. C) Alliteration. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. What is the PROTAGONIST of a work of literature? A) The series of related events that make up a story. B) The main character in a work of literature. C) The vantage point from which a story is told. D) The character that opposes the main character in a work of literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main character in a work of literature. 12. The type of conflict when a character struggles with another character. Antagonist vs. Protagonist. A) Man vs. self. B) Man vs. man. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man vs. man. 13. What is the main literary device used in The Alchemist to convey deeper meanings and ideas? A) Symbolism. B) Irony. C) Foreshadowing. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 14. The more academic word for "main character" in a literary piece. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 15. If literal language is a form of language in which the writer means exactly what they their words words denote, what type of figurative language is it A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 16. She is as brave as a lion A) Analogy. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. A reference to an event, place, or person. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 18. An element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature. A) Mood. B) Genre. C) Plot. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motif. 19. The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 20. Which literary device is most clearly used in this excerpt from "The Prince and the She-Devils?" "But the five would not listen. They said, 'If we go with you, oh prince, we will force ourselves to keep from looking at those beautiful she-devils. We will accompany you to Takkasila." ' A) Intrinsic motivation. B) Olfactory imagery. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLiterary Devices Quiz 1Literary Devices Quiz 2Literary Devices Quiz 3Literary Devices Quiz 4Literary Devices Quiz 5Literary Devices Quiz 6Literary Devices Quiz 7Literary Devices Quiz 8Literary Devices Quiz 9Literary Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books