Literary Devices Quiz 408 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The fountain tossed its water up like silver marbles.

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

2. One small thing that stands for something much larger.

Correct Answer: B) Allegory.

3. A technique of writer that gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing.

4. "Don't count your chickens before they've hatched" is an example of

Correct Answer: B) Idiom.

5. The war between the thunder and lightning raged on through the night.

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

6. Which of these is an example of smell?

Correct Answer: C) Fresh.

7. 'Which statement is the best. "What is a 'thesis' statement?"

Correct Answer: C) A opinion or argumentative statement in which a writer states the theme of a book.

8. The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

9. Define:adverb

Correct Answer: D) Modify a verb.

10. The author/poet has the freedom to bend the rules of English.

Correct Answer: A) Poetic license.

11. What is definition of deepen?

Correct Answer: B) To strengthen, to cause to be more complex.

12. The chronological order of a story is paused when the character experiences a flashback, because they recall specific events from the past.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

13. Verbal irony occurs when:

Correct Answer: A) There is a difference between what is said and what is meant.

14. Words that create images that appeal to the senses.

Correct Answer: C) Imagery.

15. A symbolic story in which the characters, setting and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.

Correct Answer: D) Allegory.

16. Visually descriptive language that allows reader to "see" what is happening.

Correct Answer: A) Imagery.

17. On is to off as Open is to closed

Correct Answer: A) Analogy.

18. Some students sing silly songs on Saturdays.

Correct Answer: D) Alliteration.

19. An object, person, situation, or action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings

Correct Answer: A) Symbol.

20. What job does the main character have?

Correct Answer: B) Physician.