This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A character whose contrast with the main character (protagonist) serves to accentuate the latter's distinctive qualities or characteristics. A) Foil. B) Analogy. C) Unrelated. D) Connotation. E) Epigraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foil. 2. To compare two things using like or as A) Simile. B) Symbol. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Jamie runs as fast as the wind. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. Simile or Metaphor? He is a night owl because he stays up late. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. A comparison using "like" or "as" ("life is like a box of chocolates") A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Symbolism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. What device is used here:I'm so hungry I can eat a horse! A) Foreshadowing. B) Hyperbole. C) Flashback. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 7. "Complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber of a tomb world where no sound from the great city could penetrate." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. A giant tortoise can live to be over 150 years old. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 9. Opposition A) The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work. B) A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. 10. Irony (Verbal) A) An interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence. B) A warning or indication of a future event in the text. C) Stating the opposite of what one really means. D) The contrast between what we think should happen and what actually does happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stating the opposite of what one really means. 11. The bus took forever to get here! A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 12. A word mimics or imitates a sound A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. Which kind of narrator knows all of the characters' thoughts and emotions as well as all of the information in a story. A) Omniscient narrator. B) Limited narrator. C) All-knowing narrator. D) Intelligent narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omniscient narrator. 14. First, a roar. Then silence. A) Juxtaposition. B) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 15. A hint or presentation of material so that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the story A) Flashback. B) Foreshadow. C) Irony. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadow. 16. Which word described literal meaning? A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Parallelism. D) Constructionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 17. Conflicts involving opposing forces within a person's mind A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal conflict. 18. The teacher buzzed around the classroom like a bumblebee to flowers. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. I was so tired after school that I slept for a month! A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 20. Which of these sentences uses the subjunctive verb mood correctly? A) If I was a rich girl, I'd have all the money in the world. B) If I were a millionaire, I would pay off all of my family's mortgages. C) If I was to win the lottery, I would cry of happiness. D) If I was to buy a house, I would choose a small one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I were a millionaire, I would pay off all of my family's mortgages. ← 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