This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 421 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 421 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My new phone? Oh, that fell off the back of a truck. A) Connotation. B) Euphemism. C) Repetition. D) Dysphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 2. A character's incentive or reason for acting in a certain manner A) Main character. B) Dynamic character. C) Static character. D) Character motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character motivation. 3. The time, place and atmosphere in which the story takes place A) Setting. B) Mood. C) Foreshadowing. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 4. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that have something in common-without using "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. A struggle between a character and another character, the environment, or society. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Conflict. 6. You see a cat chasing a large dog across the yard. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) Not Ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational. 7. "The lightning danced across the sky" is an example of this literary device. A) Realism. B) Archetype. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 8. I reached down to pick up the shards of glass around Ester's bare feet. She didn't move, but her tension was like the skin on the bright, tiny beads of blood. I curse, and, like an idiot, grabbed at a piece of glass. It pierced my thumb like a knife. A) 1st Person. B) 3rd Person Limited. C) 3rd Person Omniscient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Person. 9. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 10. The mental and emotional disposition of an author towards the subject matter they are writing about. A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Style. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 11. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The stars whispered secrets to me'? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 12. What is the attitude of the writer called? A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Conflict. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 13. A type of irony in which what is expected to happen and what actually happens are not the same. A) Dramatic irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 14. What's the meaning of this hyperbole?Shawn would move mountains for Angela. A) Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together. B) Shawn would do anything for Angela. C) Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes. D) Angela is really pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shawn would do anything for Angela. 15. A comparison of two unlike thing in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. This is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words are placed together. A) Pun. B) Oxymoron. C) Analogy. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 17. What is the definition of Exposition? A) A series of events in a story that build toward the climax creating suspense and interest. B) Series of events after the climax; the aftermath. C) The beginning of a story where it introduces background information, settings, events, and characters to help the reader progress through the novel. D) The most intense part of a story where the character faces their conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The beginning of a story where it introduces background information, settings, events, and characters to help the reader progress through the novel. 18. "That noise is driving me up the wall!" This is an example of: A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 19. A type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind. Man vs ..... literary conflict usually involves the main character's inner struggle with self-doubts, a moral dilemma, or their own nature. A) Man vs. Man. B) Man vs. Society. C) Man vs. Nature. D) Man vs. Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. Self. 20. A concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept A) Direct object. B) Symbol. C) Allegory. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. ← 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