Literary Devices Quiz 441 (20 MCQs)

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1. Tate stamps his feet and crosses his arms. How do you think he feels?
2. I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!
3. Has gods or godesses and often accounts for how something came to be
4. There go the loves that wither [dry up], The old loves with wearier wings; And all dead years draw thither [there] And disastrous things; Dead dreams of days forsaken, Blind buds that snows have shaken, Wild leaves that winds have taken, Red strays of ruined springs ..... And love, grown faint and fretful With lips but half regretful Sighs, and with eyes forgetful Weeps that no loves endure [last]. QUESTION:What mood do the details in the poem convey?
5. He's as flaky as a snowstorm.
6. Language intended to create an emotional response.
7. What is the same or similar vowel sound repeated in the stressed syllable of a word, followed by uncommon consonant sounds.
8. Which choice is a figure of speech in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and inanimate objects as if they were living?
9. Which literary term is showcased in the following quote:Then I glanced up and saw a pair of kites, red with long blue tails, soaring in the sky.
10. What is the best definition of metaphor?
11. The example highlighted below is an example of? Her hair is a shimmering waterfall.
12. What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story?
13. A play on words, using words that have a double meaning or that sound the same but have different meanings
14. "Mrs. Lewis will make Steve the baseball team captain. He is already the captain of the volleyball team. " This sentence is an example of which fallacy?
15. An example of this device is: "He was an absolute beast on the football field."
16. How I Met Your Mother (show)
17. "Jangle and bang go the pots and pans"Which literary device is used in the above sentence?
18. Spencer looked at the thermometer. It was 101 degrees outside. "Jeez, " he said. "I hope it warms up. I want to go to the beach later."
19. Which of the following is a present passive infinitive?
20. Read the following and determine if the author used direct or indirect characterization. Mark mumbled something under his breath, stomped out of the room and slammed the door, thinking to himself, this is so unfair!