This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 406 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 406 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main character in a text is called the: A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Narrator. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 2. Which definition is correct for the following term:Verbal Irony A) When the audience knows something that the characters don't. B) When someone says something but means the opposite. C) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. D) A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When someone says something but means the opposite. 3. What is the purpose of using hyperbole in a political cartoon, according to Shiney, Hrehaan and Ananya Bajoria? A) To make a political statement. B) To create a sense of humor. C) To emphasize a point. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Literary devices are used by authors to ..... their writing and make it more interesting for the reader. A) Worsen. B) Enrich. C) Write. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enrich. 5. "This coffee is as hot as lava" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. A person, object, or event that stands for more than its literal meaning. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. 7. The sensory details that provide vividness in a literary work and tend to arouse emotions or feeling in a reader which abstract language does not A) Anaphora. B) Imagery. C) Satire. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 8. A red rose, a dove, a broken mirror and the color black are all examples of: A) Imagery. B) Metaphors. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 9. Henry was a lion on the battlefield. What is this an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. In The Hobbit, Bilbo happens upon the ring while lost on a mountain. He puts it in his pocket and soon afterward encounters Gollum.At this point, readers understand the significance of the ring and its importance to Gollum. However, Gollum does not yet realize he has lost the ring, and Bilbo doesn't yet know who the ring belongs to. What type of irony is this? A) Verbal. B) Dramatic. C) Situational. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic. 11. Language that goes beyond the literal meaning(s) of words A) Figurative language. B) Revealing language. C) Direct language. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 12. I am a statement that may be true but seems to say two opposite things, such as "less speed, more haste." What am I? A) Paradox. B) Pun. C) Symbol. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 13. Which word has the positive connotation? A) Inexpensive. B) Cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexpensive. 14. Which literary device creates an impression by using opposing and contradictory words? A) Cliche. B) Euphemism. C) Paradox. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 15. Which literary device is used in the sentence "'Object there was none. Passion there was none'? A) Comparison. B) Repetition. C) Parallel structure. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 16. What type of irony is it when words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning? A) Verbal Irony. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 17. The character in opposition to the main character. Against the hero A) Protagonist. B) Allusion. C) Antagonist. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 18. A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in aliterary work A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Characterization. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 19. The time and place of the action is called ..... A) Exposition. B) Setting. C) Characterization. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 20. I'm sure I've asked you a thousand times to clean your room. A) Hyperbole. B) Figure of speech. C) Evaluative vocab. D) Appeal to emotions and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. ← 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