This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 374 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 374 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dickinson's line " Myself a poorer prove" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Consonance. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. The feeling created in the reader as they read the story. A) Theme. B) Dynamic Character. C) Conflict. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 3. " ..... the stems gleam purest white and pastel-green leaves hang airily, " A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 4. A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use "like" or "as" A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 5. I love him like a fat kid loves cake. A) Anachronism. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. True or False:Dialect is when two characters are having a conversation and dialogue is how a character talks (like an accent). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Resolution occurs after the ..... and establishes a new norm. A) Climax. B) Falling Action. C) Exposition. D) Essential background information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Action. 8. The book's ending was bittersweet. A) Euphemism. B) Malapropism. C) Oxymoron. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 9. When and where a story takes place is known as the: A) Genre. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 10. When a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story A) Repetition. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 11. The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque.This is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 12. What is the allusion of Peter Pan? A) Childishness. B) Foolishness. C) Happiness. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childishness. 13. A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen A) Simile. B) Situational irony. C) Suspense. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 14. A brief retelling of the main events of the plot not using opinions or direct quotes. A) Ostracize. B) Summarize. C) Synthesize. D) Jazzercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize. 15. The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds in a string of words A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. This is consideredas the author's message to the readers. A) Point of View. B) Theme. C) Character. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 17. Which device adds excitement, action, and interest by allowing the reader to hear and remember your writing? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 18. When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect, this is called: A) Metaphor. B) Paradox. C) Enjambment. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 19. As fast as A) A child. B) A tortoise. C) A herring. D) A deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A deer. 20. Used to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. A) Irony. B) Characterization. C) Symbolism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. ← 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