This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 403 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 403 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describes a series of words in quick succession that all start with the same letter or sound. It lends a pleasing cadence to prose and poetry both. A) Alliteration. B) Metonymy. C) Allusion. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. The main character of a literary work; who the author is supposed to "root for" A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Hero. D) The good guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist. 3. "I was talking to my friends at lunch today trying to explain what a metaphor is. Let me go back a few years and tell you a story that will help you understand figurative language." (This is an example of ..... ) A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 4. A reference to Einstein is what kind of allusion? A) Historical. B) Mythical. C) Biblical. D) Archetypal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical. 5. What is the difference between "it's" and "its" ? A) "It's" is a pronoun that shows possession and "its" is a contraction of "it" and "is" . B) "Its" is a pronoun that shows possession and "it's" is a contraction of "it" and "is" . C) "It's" is used when a living being owns something and "its" is used when an object possesses something. D) "Its" is used when a living being owns something and "it's" is used when an object possesses something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Its" is a pronoun that shows possession and "it's" is a contraction of "it" and "is" . 6. The intense feeling the reader experiences while waiting for the outcome of certain events. A) Symbol. B) Suspense. C) Foreshadowing. D) Cliffhanger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspense. 7. Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict? Alice can't find her phone because her brother stole it from her room. A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 8. What is dialect? A) The re-creation of formal spoken language. B) The re-creation of regional spoken language. C) The re-creation of ancient spoken language. D) The re-creation of foreign spoken language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The re-creation of regional spoken language. 9. If you are confused about something in class, don't wait. Raise your hand and ask for help immediately. Do it while your teacher is still explaining the material. Your teacher will probably be happy that you are taking an active part in your education and should attempt to explain the material in a different way. If you are still confused, ask your teacher if he or she is available after class to give you additional instruction. You are worth it. Don't give up on yourself. A) First Person. B) Third Person Objective. C) Second Person. D) Third Person Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second Person. 10. A type of irony where the character says one thing but means something entirely different. Used for humor or drama. A) Dramatic Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal Irony. 11. Point of view when a story is told through the eyes of one character A) Omniscient. B) Third Person Limited. C) Direct Characterization. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person Limited. 12. The language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality A) Vernacular. B) Tone. C) Epithet. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vernacular. 13. Persistent craving to steal A) Biblioklept. B) Kleptomania. C) Graphomania. D) Bibliophile. E) Obsession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kleptomania. 14. What similarity between Roger and Mrs. Jones does she mention? A) They are both poor. B) They both want a new pair of shoes. C) They both need to get some good sleep. D) They have both done things they aren't proud of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have both done things they aren't proud of. 15. What is the use of words with sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Rhythm. C) Rhyme Scheme. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 16. The wind blew as hard as a tornado A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 17. The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one; indite for invite A) Pun. B) Malapropism. C) Oxymoron. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malapropism. 18. "better late than never" what does this idiom mean? A) Its fine to come late rather than not come at all. B) Stop working on somthing. C) Dont be so critical. D) Something common. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its fine to come late rather than not come at all. 19. I life is highway. I wanna ride it. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. WALTER:It ain't that nobody expects you to get on yourknees and say thank you, Brother; thank you, Ruth; thankyou, Mama-and thank you.BENEATHA:(Dropping to her knees) Well-I do-all right? FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME!RUTH:Please stop it! Your mama'll hear you. This example from the text shows: A) Personification. B) Point of view. C) Diction. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of view. ← 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