This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 436 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 436 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. That is Theme? A) The emotional atmosphere of a piece-how the reader "feels". B) The author's attitude towards the subject or events. C) The underlying main idea or message of a literary work. D) A struggle between two or more forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The underlying main idea or message of a literary work. 2. The water drained, gurgling on its way. A) Imagery. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 3. Which of the following word pairs is an example of alliteration? A) Claws and paws. B) Head and heart. C) Ram and jam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head and heart. 4. "The song that's always calling to you" is an example of ..... A) Metpahor. B) SImile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 5. Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Foil. D) Nemesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foil. 6. What is the repetition of initial sounds through more than one word or syllable? A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 7. Sally sells seashells A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 8. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The silence was a deafening roar" ? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 9. Which literary device is employed in the sentence: "Speech is silver, but silence is gold." A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 10. The weeds in our garden are greedy and pushy. They've forced all the vegetables off to the sides. A) G. Personification. B) A. Simile. C) B. Metaphor. D) C. Hyperbole. E) D. Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G. Personification. 11. What is something in a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allegory. 12. Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole? A) The alarm clock buzzed when it was time to go. B) The crowd was a roaring. C) He charged the defender as brave as a lion. D) I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse. 13. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" A) Symbolism. B) Repetition. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 14. The author's message is called A) The conflict. B) Symbolism. C) Point of view. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 15. What literary device is displayed in this sentence? "Justice is blind, and at times, deaf" A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 16. A camper becomes lost in the woods. A) Person vs Nature. B) Person vs Technology. C) Person vs Society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person vs Nature. 17. Two verses, usually in the same meter, that are joined by rhyming. (Ex: "Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow." ) A) Apostrophe. B) Verbal irony. C) Couplet. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couplet. 18. "My dad is strong like Superman" is saying..... A) My dad is NOT strong. B) My dad wishes he were superman. C) My dad is very strong. D) My dad is Superman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dad is very strong. 19. "When I see you, the world stops for a while. Which figurative language is being used? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 20. He feigns hope with his countenance, presses a deep sorrow upon his heart A) Synchesis. B) Chiasmus. C) Litotes. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chiasmus. ← 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