This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The events story in a story that unfold, revlealing character development and leading to the climax ..... A) Plot. B) Exposition. C) Introduction. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising Action. 2. What is this?"He was a lonely, withdrawn young man with a blond moustache." A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct characterization. 3. What do we call a concise universal truth that is widely accepted? i.e. "To err is human, to forgive is divine."-Alexander Pope A) Theme. B) Personification. C) Aphorism. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 4. The garbage can coughed up a bunch of candy wrappers, " is an example of ..... A) Diction. B) Personification. C) Syntax. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 5. What are the three elements of plot? (a) A) Introduction, Body, Conclusion. B) A Beginning, Middle, End. C) Character, meeting, statistics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Beginning, Middle, End. 6. Describing someone who says foolish things as a "genius" is an example of ..... A) Sarcasm. B) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcasm. 7. What is the most important idea in a story? A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Characters. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 8. Identify the literary device:"In the last instant, under the fire avalanche" A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 9. It is the point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point and begins to be resolved. A) Characters. B) Characterisation. C) Climax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 10. Very high spirits; joyous pride, exultant gladness. A) Elation. B) Barbarian. C) Roust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elation. 11. Focusing on the lesser. A) Absolute. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 12. What is true about thematic statements? A) It is the same as a subject. B) It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject. C) It is the same as the moral of the story. D) There is only one theme per story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject. 13. "The snow was a white blanket across the landscape" is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. The start of the story; includes setting and main characters A) Exposition. B) Falling Action. C) Climax. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 15. Foreshadowing is used by the author to ..... A) Build suspense. B) Jump back in time. C) End the story. D) Jump forward in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Build suspense. 16. Which is the most effective example of a hook? A) Restaurants are one of the most common establishments around the world. B) A restaurant is a place where customers pay money for quality food. C) There is nothing better than a home cooked meal, but once in awhile, it is nice to go out and have someone else do the hard labour. D) Most people don't like going to restaurants because food there is a ripoff and it's much better to buy food at the grocery store and make it yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is nothing better than a home cooked meal, but once in awhile, it is nice to go out and have someone else do the hard labour. 17. Which is NOT an example of imagery? A) "The sweet smell of freshly baked pie filled the air". B) "The car squeaked everytime I hit a bump". C) "The tiny red ant climbed up the broken twig". D) "I never saw anything like it". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I never saw anything like it". 18. The Blue Jay is jumping on the tree singing and dancing happily. What is the blue jay's tone while singing? A) Joyful. B) Dreamy. C) Confused. D) Sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joyful. 19. "The test was a nightmare" is a ..... A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 20. People in the story who carry out the action A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Rising action. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters. ← 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