This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 443 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 443 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An exaggeration used to prove a point is called ..... A) Semiotics. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Dichotomy. E) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 2. Thomas's icy glare froze Jenny in her place. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. Sally is the sweetest child in the classroom. She is also mommy's little helper in the kitchen. Unfortunately, when we see her with her brother a hateful and angry side of her is seen. A) Sally is a flat character. B) Sally is a round character. C) Sally is a static character. D) Sally is a dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sally is a round character. 4. All action that follows the turning point A) Falling action. B) Exposition. C) Conflict. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling action. 5. The lonely train whistle cried out in the night. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 6. Imagery which appeals to sound A) Tactile. B) Audio. C) Visual. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audio. 7. The problem or struggle the character must overcome in the story. A) Plot. B) Conflict. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 8. Fill in the blank with the missing words:In foreshadowing, readers will have to make a ..... about the ..... of the story. A) Inference; beginning. B) Prediction; outcome. C) Example; characters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prediction; outcome. 9. Identify the device:My new neighbor is a mature woman. A) Metonymy. B) Connotation. C) Synecdoche. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 10. YAY!!! So excited!!! A) Conjunction. B) Noun. C) Interjection. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interjection. 11. An event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the characters and/or audience. A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Ironic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational irony. 12. "Using an object, action, or concept to carry more than one level of meaning" is called ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 13. A character who doesn't go through a change. These characters are usually one dimensional. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Flat characters. D) Round characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat characters. 14. "Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires." Macbeth says this after ..... is named Prince of Cumberland by Duncan. A) Donalbain. B) Banquo. C) Macduff. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malcolm. 15. Direct speech between character. A) Diction. B) Dialogue. C) Tone. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 16. MediumThe resources used in the production of texts, including the tools and materials used (for example, digital text and the computer, writing and the pen or the typewriter). A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text. 17. The problem between two sides. (man v. man, man v. nature, man v. self) Conflict can be internal (struggle within the character) or external (character struggles against another person or outside force). A) Static character. B) Conflict. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 18. What is a comparison made using the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Which literary device is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within words? A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 20. Now that she was a princess, Cinderella often thought back to the events that brought her to the castle. In particular, she remembered the day her father first brought the woman who would become her stepmother to their home. It was a dreary November day when Cinderella met the cold, haughty woman. "Darling, " said Father, speaking to Cinderella, "this is your new mother. I want you to love her dearly and do everything she says." A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. ← 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