Literary Devices Quiz 362 (20 MCQs)

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1. If a fire station would catch on fire, it would be an example of ..... irony.
2. It refers to an appeal made by a poet to a muse or deity for help in composing the poem.
3. In the parable "The Story of the Pencil" , the ..... is the nondescript object that gives a powerful message.
4. A comparison of two unlike things for the purposes of an explanation
5. Narrator will reveal more than one character's internal feelings.
6. Buzz, slurp, click, and boom are examples of .....
7. Separation of noun adjective pair for dramatic effect.
8. O. Henry's REAL NAME is
9. A type of metaphor in which an object, idea, character, action, etc., is compared to another thing using the words "as" or "like."
10. My mother is a machine.
11. Repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of successive clauses
12. Pattern of rhyme
13. This is a conflict between people or groups of people.
14. What is the main idea or lesson learned from the story called?
15. Next Phoebe was surveying the lands with a lamp
16. "Ask for me tomorrow, and you will find me a grave man." Keep in mind that Mercutio says this after he has been mortally wounded. (from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)What literary device is being used in the above quote?
17. What literary device is:a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art?
18. Which literary device uses the same word or phrase multiple times?
19. Why is the house personified in the story?
20. "On the days he carried the watch, Jem walked on eggs." -TKAM, Ch 7