This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of conflict takes place inside of a character's mind? A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. society. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. self. 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? A) Share with your neighbor. B) Work before you play. C) Be respectful. D) Don't be greedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work before you play. 3. A struggle between a character and his or her own thoughts, feelings, or emotions. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal Conflict. 4. What type of conflict is this:The Toronto Maple Leafs playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final. A) Man vs. Man-external. B) Man vs. Society-external. C) Man vs. Self-internal. D) Man vs. Nature-external. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs. Man-external. 5. Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 6. Read the following words:synchronize synonym synthesize The root syn most likely means ..... A) Same, similar. B) Different, opposite. C) Near. D) Far. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same, similar. 7. A character that is not explained well by the author. The reader knows very little about this character. A) Round. B) Flat. C) Static. D) Dynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 8. "I've already told Amy to be quiet a thousand times!" is an example of A) Imagery. B) Allegory. C) Theme. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 9. Odysseus-"The honey smell was invading him ..... "(4) A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 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? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 11. What literary device is "BOOM" ? A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 12. The rusty door hinge screamed every time the door opened. A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 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" . A) Allegory. B) Allusion. C) Connotation. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 14. This character does NOT change, have a transformation, or learn a lesson throughout the story. A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Dynamic. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Static. 15. Uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 16. What are the series of events leading to the where the story wraps up? A) Resolution. B) Climax. C) Falling action. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling action. 17. The dog is as mean as a witch A) Idiom. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 18. Refers to words that sound like the thing they're referring to. A) Repetition. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 19. Age is a state of mind. This is a ..... A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 20. BONUS:I have no doors, but I have keys. I have no rooms but you do have space. But you can never leave A) House. B) Car. C) Keyboard. D) Mousetrap. 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