This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 431 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 431 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A student stays up all night studying for a test but sleeps through their alarm, missing the test A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 2. During a class trip to a bakery, Valeria and Victor noticed a particular scent. 'The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air', Victor commented. Which literary device is Victor using in his statement? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 3. When the opposite of what happened actually happens, like a TWIST in the story. A) Irony. B) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 4. 5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 5. "We were partners, not soul mates, two separate people who happened to be sharing a menu and a life." What type of literary device is this an example of? A) Zeugma. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeugma. 6. "Whoosh" A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 7. "The place was like a witch's kitchen!" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. A kind and gentle way of saying something harsh is a ..... A) Aside. B) Hyperbole. C) Epithet. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euphemism. 9. This is a short, introductory section that provides background information for a play or novel A) Epilogue. B) Prologue. C) Soliloquy. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prologue. 10. Her hair was a mop of yarn, tangled in the back and frizzy in the front. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. Characterization through the character's dialogue or actions A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. C) Third person omniscient. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct characterization. 12. They struggled over boulders, crevices and unscalable precipices. A) Emotional language. B) List of 3. C) Hyperbole. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List of 3. 13. To awaken someone. A) Roust. B) Glare. C) Cahoots. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roust. 14. "A horse is a very stable animal" A) Pun. B) Simile. C) Inversion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 15. Susan sat alone and sang sad songs. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. Covered A) Synecdoche. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbaton. D) Synchesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 17. Which word means a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work? A) Foreshadowing. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motif. 18. The way a writer develops characters' personalities ..... what characters say and do, how they dress, how other characters speak about them. A) Imagery. B) Character-making. C) Characterization. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 19. The event that sets the central conflict in motion A) Exposition. B) Falling action. C) Rising action. D) Inciting incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inciting incident. 20. Example:He was barking up the wrong tree. A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. ← 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