This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 435 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 435 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Alex or A-Dawg at the beginning of ELEVEN said nothing big ever happens to him, then it does is an example of A) Foreshadowing. B) Jargon. C) Irony. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 2. "We could smell it a mile away" What literary device can you spot here? A) Rhyme. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 3. What is a proverb? A) An adages best friend. B) A short sentence from ancient origin that gives advice. C) An old familiar saying that expresses wisdom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short sentence from ancient origin that gives advice. 4. The author gives a warning of a future event A) Flashback. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 5. Which literary device is used in this example? The warrior has a heart of stone. A) Alliteration. B) Foreshadowing. C) Metaphor. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 6. Corman hit the garage door button. There was no response. This frustrated Corman, who hit the button several more times in a fit of rage. Still, there was no response. Kathy said, "Let me try, Corman." Kathy believed that Corman was a clumsy oaf and that he was hitting the button incorrectly. She tested her suspicions by hitting the button gently. The opener whirred and pulled up the garage door. Corman felt embarrassed. Kathy was happy that they would be able to leave the garage now. What is the point of view? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person omniscient. 7. When the writer requires the reader to infer a character's personality because the writer only demonstrates the personality through his or her words and actions or through the other characters' reflections A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. C) Personification. D) Character making. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect characterization. 8. A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about themselves A) Epiphany. B) Juxtaposition. C) Conflict. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphany. 9. Conflicts between two people, between a person and nature or a machine, or between a person and a whole society A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 10. Category of literature identified by form, content, and style. A) Cliche. B) Genre. C) Style. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genre. 11. The outcome of the conflict in a narrative A) Repetition. B) Exposition. C) Resolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 12. Her heart was a beating drum of love for her boyfriend. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 13. I was as hungry as a horse A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Two characters that highlight each other by their differences A) Foil. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foil. 15. Identify the main literary device used here:The snow covered the ground like blanket of wool. The chilly wind burned the tips of my nose and ears. I tasted the icy clear blue snowflakes as they drifted down from the sky. A) Hyperbole. B) Rhythm. C) Imagery. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 16. Which of the following is the best definition of plot? A) The problem in a story. B) The sequence of events in a story. C) A life lesson within a story. D) The topic a story is about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sequence of events in a story. 17. What are character foils? A) A thin sheet of aluminum, the 12th element of the periodic table, used to wrap up foods in cooking. B) Two characters who contrast to each other in terms of personality and goals. C) Characters who directly oppose each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two characters who contrast to each other in terms of personality and goals. 18. A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt A) Repetition. B) Sarcasm. C) Ironic twist. D) Dramatic effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm. 19. Something that is hinted at, suggested, or implied A) Implicit. B) Diction. C) Explicit. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implicit. 20. The irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ..... of what is expected. A) Opposite. B) Obvious. C) Explanation. D) Original idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposite. ← 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