Literary Devices Quiz 395 (20 MCQs)

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1. If you see a sign on the highway that says, "Texting Kills ..... For more information text 98999 from your phone" is an example of
2. What type of literary device is being used to describe a story that is taking place in the cold, dark world of outer space
3. The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the .....
4. Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day. Metaphor?
5. Literature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next one is called
6. When Godfather Death brings the physician to the cavern, what does he see?
7. What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?
8. This is an exaggeration meant to produce a certain effect
9. Identify the literary device in the phrase:'She is as wise as an owl.'
10. What is this an example of? "I paint the flamin' red on Robin Redbreast, I pour the blue on the bluegills by the shore. And when the firefly's dim I splash silver paint on him."
11. ..... is the problem or challenge a character is trying to solve or resolve.
12. Expressions, words, and phrases that are used in informal, everyday speech, including slang are examples of .....
13. What actually happens is opposite of what is expected or appropriate
14. Foreshadowing:element or technique?
15. Adding human characteristics to non-living objects Ex. "the afternoon sun sliced through the cracks of barn walls"
16. Syntax is.....
17. Pronunciation imitates a sound
18. The events that make up a story line
19. "The classroom quickly became a refrigerator when the heater broke" is an example of a .....
20. A ..... character has a few, easily recognizable traits that make them stereotypical characters.