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Literary Devices Quiz 361 (20 MCQs)

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1. Rhyme in the same line
2. The actual dictionary meaning of a word.
3. An indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance, where the writer expects the reader understands the reference without being given much detail.
4. What is Romeo & Juliet's theme?
5. Which of the following is the best example of a metaphor?
6. "It was all so very businesslike that one watched it fascinated. It was pork-making by machinery, pork-making by applied mathematics. And yet somehow the most matter-of-fact person could not help thinking of the hogs; they were so innocent, they came so very trustingly; and they were so very human in their protests-and so perfectly within their rights! They had done nothing to deserve it, and it was adding insult to injury, as the thing was done here." This quote represents .....
7. The contrast between appearance and actuality
8. Humorous, serious, angry, ironic, ominous, proud, mocking, formal, enthusiastic, detached ..... Examples of .....
9. A casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event
10. I have a million things to do today.
11. "The trees of the forest watched sympathetically over the lost child." What type of literary device is this an example of?
12. The turning point, in the story is also known as: .....
13. "His eyes shone like black pearls" (81).(1 answer)
14. Irony involving facts or events are unknown to a character in a story but are known to the reader, audience, or other characters
15. A scene set in a time earlier than the main story
16. What point of view?"Bob went to the store. The clerk looked at Bob, and Bob did not know what he should do."
17. When an author gives an idea, object, or animal quality traits of a human
18. A figure of speech that provides excessive explanation in order to attract the reader's attention is?
19. Jonas, the main character from The Giver, did not agree that the government should control the way people lived. Therefore, he decides to go against them and try to change the government's ways. This is an example of which type of conflict?
20. Practice Question #1
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