This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 396 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 396 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Loving him was red. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. The use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses is referred to as A) Imagery. B) Caricature. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 3. Pick out the simile from this stanza of a favourite nursery rhyme.Twinkle, twinkle little starHow I wonder what you areUp above the world so highLike a diamond in the sky. A) Twinkle, twinkle little star. B) How I wonder what you are. C) Up above the world so high. D) Like a diamond in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like a diamond in the sky. 4. What is the term?The use of words that mean the opposite of what one really intends A) Connotation. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 5. The techniques or tools used by the author to help achieve his or her purpose or goal through their writing. Used to get their point across.-are called-? A) Comparisons. B) Figurative language. C) Literary devices. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary devices. 6. A technique that uses a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its meaning. A) Metaphor. B) Literal. C) Alliteration. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 7. When the audience knows more about the outcome to a situation than the actual characters A) Simile. B) Theme. C) Verbal irony. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dramatic irony. 8. The savages remember Juno because of his anger A) Chiasmus. B) Metonymy. C) Synchesis. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synchesis. 9. "She's a TikTok girl, that's why she can dance." What literary device is used? A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 10. A reference to another well-known work, such as the Bible or Greek mythology. A) Pun. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 11. "The sweet smell of her perfume was all I could smell, " is an example of ..... A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 12. An example of this device is: "He crept through the house with socks on so he could be as quiet as a mouse." A) Similarity. B) Sequence. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 13. What is the turning point of a story (gasp moment) called? A) Exposition. B) Resolution. C) Conflict. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 14. Harry Potter faces many conflicts in his young life. He is an example of: A) A protagonist. B) An antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A protagonist. 15. The methods used by an author to develop and describe characters in a story. A) Characterization. B) Point of View. C) Foreshadowing. D) Smiley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 16. My mom's green thumb helps our garden produce many vegetables. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 17. "We're weary of weather, " said the sunflower is an example of ..... A) Assonance. B) Tone. C) Personification. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. When he takes a bite of the cookie, his mind travels back to when he ate them as a child. A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 19. I told you a million times to clean your room A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects? A) Create humor, suspense, or tragedy. B) Create an emotional connection with the audience. C) Create action, setting, and basic situation. D) Introduce new characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create humor, suspense, or tragedy. ← 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