This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 417 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 417 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She bit the hand that fed her A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 2. Asael, Scarlett, and Jaydee are reading a detective novel. They come across the term 'foreshadowing'. Can you help them understand what 'foreshadowing' in a text means? A) It hints at future events in the story. B) It describes events that have already happened. C) It introduces new characters to the story. D) It reveals the main conflict of the story at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It hints at future events in the story. 3. Mapping of the planets and the stars A) Astronomy. B) Astrogeology. C) Astrology. D) Astrometry. E) Astrography. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Astrography. 4. Which definition is correct for the following term:Symbol/Symbolism A) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. B) When the author uses descriptive language to "paint a picture" in the reader's mind. C) When an author gives the reader hints or clues as to what will happen next. D) An object that represents or stands for something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An object that represents or stands for something else. 5. True or False? A character can't be both an antagonist AND protagonist. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Characterization can only be direct (stated outright). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. ..... is a play on words. For example, "Pass me the shellfish, " said Tom crabbily. A) Oxymoron. B) Pun. C) Aside. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 8. What figurative language is present in the statement below?"I have a million things to do this week." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 9. A literary device that uses symbols-objects, actions, people, locations, or abstract ideas-to represent something beyond the literal meaning A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 10. What's the scoop on the difference between a metaphor and a simile? A) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to convey a deeper meaning by giving human qualities to an animal or object. B) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as". C) A simile is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". D) A simile is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to use exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as". 11. The elephant is a large, gray mountain. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 12. The mood/feeling of the literary work created for the reader by the writer. A) Atmosphere. B) Implicit. C) Connotation. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 13. In the sentence 'The river sang a sweet melody', what literary device is being used? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 14. Why do authors use allusions? A) A. To make meaningful connections between texts. B) B. To engage readers in an inside joke. C) C. To provide new and meaningful connections to the plot, characters, or setting. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. A) Interrogative. B) You. C) Rhetorical. D) Symploce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical. 16. "The Book Thief had struck for the first time-the beginning of an illustrious career, " is an example of what type of literary device? A) Flashback. B) Irony. C) Theme. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 17. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarassing A) Anthropomorphism. B) Epithet. C) Euphemism. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euphemism. 18. "I am all ears" is an example of a ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 19. In a school play, Crystal portrayed a character who was as cunning as a fox. Which literary device is being used in this description? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. 'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. ← 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