Literary Devices Quiz 430 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. In the plot, what follows the climax or conflict?
2. What is the definition for 'Point of View'?
3. Motive
4. What happens when the outcome is contrary to what was or might have been expected?
5. Which of the following is personification?
6. "Then quickly, like a lock sliding into place, something was decided in his mind."
7. A recurring image, idea or symbol that develops or explains a theme
8. "I noticed [ ..... ] that there was a big shift in the way things were. A monumental shift. A seismic shift. Maybe even a cosmic shift."This is an example of:
9. Pamela never had time for her grandmother. She resented that they lived together and rarely gave her the time of day. By the end of the story she realized how much her grandmother meant to her and felt terribly about how she'd treated her throughout the years.
10. I came, I saw, I conquered.
11. Verbal Irony is also called
12. What is a commonly used word or phrase used to convey a figurative meaning? It's understood to imply something quite different from what the words mean directly.
13. Choose the sentence that is correct.
14. The line "In this land of milk and honey" uses which literary device?
15. ABAB word order
16. The feeling or vibe created in the reader by the author's choices in what and how to write; created through diction and story elements like setting, narration, and plot
17. A short piece of nonfiction that expresses the writer's opinion or shares information about a subject.
18. What does "Structure" NOT include?
19. Bob is such a couch potato.
20. What is the best example of foreshadowing below: