Literary Devices Quiz 435 (20 MCQs)

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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
2. "We could smell it a mile away" What literary device can you spot here?
3. What is a proverb?
4. The author gives a warning of a future event
5. Which literary device is used in this example? The warrior has a heart of stone.
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?
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
8. A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about themselves
9. Conflicts between two people, between a person and nature or a machine, or between a person and a whole society
10. Category of literature identified by form, content, and style.
11. The outcome of the conflict in a narrative
12. Her heart was a beating drum of love for her boyfriend.
13. I was as hungry as a horse
14. Two characters that highlight each other by their differences
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.
16. Which of the following is the best definition of plot?
17. What are character foils?
18. A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt
19. Something that is hinted at, suggested, or implied
20. The irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ..... of what is expected.