Literary Devices Quiz 44 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of conflict takes place inside of a character's mind?
2. One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. "Come and sing with me instead of working so hard, " said the Grasshopper "Let's have fun together." "I must store food for the winter, " said the Ant, " and I advise you to do the same." "Don't worry about winter, it's still very far away, " said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn't listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant's house and humbly begged for something to eat. "If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need, " said the Ant. "I'm afraid you will have to go without supper, " and he closed the door. What is the theme?
3. A struggle between a character and his or her own thoughts, feelings, or emotions.
4. What type of conflict is this:The Toronto Maple Leafs playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
5. Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects
6. Read the following words:synchronize synonym synthesize The root syn most likely means .....
7. A character that is not explained well by the author. The reader knows very little about this character.
8. "I've already told Amy to be quiet a thousand times!" is an example of
9. Odysseus-"The honey smell was invading him ..... "(4)
10. In the story told by Grace, 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky as William and Abigail watched in awe', which literary device is used?
11. What literary device is "BOOM" ?
12. The rusty door hinge screamed every time the door opened.
13. What literary device is used in this lyric? That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebblesAnd my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"And I was cryin' on the staircaseBeggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be aloneI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is runYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princessIt's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes" .
14. This character does NOT change, have a transformation, or learn a lesson throughout the story.
15. Uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
16. What are the series of events leading to the where the story wraps up?
17. The dog is as mean as a witch
18. Refers to words that sound like the thing they're referring to.
19. Age is a state of mind. This is a .....
20. BONUS:I have no doors, but I have keys. I have no rooms but you do have space. But you can never leave