This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 410 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 410 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A work written in "verse" is..... A) Written in poetic form. B) Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. C) A long poem. D) A short story or novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written in poetic form. 2. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"I ate like a million pancakes this morning!" A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 3. Explain free verse in poetry. A) Poetry not in a fixed form. B) Use of images that appeal to the 5 senses. C) Rhyme that comes within one or several lines. D) Implied comparison substituting figurative word for original term. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry not in a fixed form. 4. What is apostrophe in poetry? A) Addressing someone absent or nonhuman as if alive. B) Poetry not in a fixed form. C) Use of images that appeal to the 5 senses. D) Rhyme that comes within one or several lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addressing someone absent or nonhuman as if alive. 5. "He ran like a cat" what is the literary technique used here? A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." A) Example of metaphor. B) Example of hyperbole. C) Imagery using taste. D) Imagery using sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Example of hyperbole. 7. In a well-known folktale, Chicken Little is accidentally hit by something and jumps to the conclusion that the sky is falling and that she must spread the news of imminent disaster. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? The weather forecast called for clear skies, making my grandfather look like Chicken Little. A) A person who spreads alarming news of imminent disaster. B) A person who greets trouble with a cheery disposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who spreads alarming news of imminent disaster. 8. Jack was having a great day in the sunny weather, but he had no idea of the disastrous chain of events that would follow. What literary device is used in this sentence? A) Plot. B) Foreshadow. C) Conflict. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadow. 9. "I'm actually in-between jobs at the moment. I'm sure I'll find one soon." A) Bored. B) Tired. C) Unemployed. D) On the run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unemployed. 10. Joe is taking his SAT; however, his pencil lead keeps breaking. Of what type of conflict is this an example? A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. self. C) Man vs. technology. D) Man vs. nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Man vs. technology. 11. What was the overall tone of "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl? A) Suspicious. B) Heartwarming. C) Scary. D) Unsettling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unsettling. 12. All are advantages of 3rd person Point-of-View EXCEPT ..... A) Reader gets to hear everyone's opinions or thoughts. B) A Narrator can move around in time and space. C) Character narrates story. D) Reader understands all characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character narrates story. 13. The moon smiled at the stars in the sky A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Rhyme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. The use of words to paint a picture appealing to the sense A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 15. A character in the story that is actually telling the story himself/herself. A) 1st person point of view. B) 2nd person point of view. C) 3rd person point of view:objective. D) 3rd person point of view:limited. E) 3rd person point of view:omniscent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person point of view. 16. Generally when something happens that is different from what was expected or holds a different intended meaning than what was stated. A) Personification. B) Irony. C) Euphemism. D) Syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 17. Usually a side-kick character to a main character; character that is 2 dimensional and are relatively uncomplicated A) Flat character. B) Round character. C) Static character. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat character. 18. The set of acts or circumstances surrounding anevent or a situation in a piece of literature A) Textual Evidence. B) Content. C) Stages of the Journey. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Content. 19. Which figure of speech compares two different things without the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Simile. B) Comparison. C) Literal. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 20. Buzz, boom, bark. These words are an example of what? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Imagery. C) Idiom. D) Simile. 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