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Literary Devices Quiz 444 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the definition for Personification?
2. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The storm was a character in the play of the night.'
3. Identify the literary device: "The front door recognised the dog voice"
4. Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
5. When an author describes what a character is like through their actions, that is .....
6. A technique where words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are NOT LITERALLY true.
7. Which literary device is harsh or abusive language used to attack or denounce someone or something?
8. What is a vignette?
9. "A fountain of books sprang down upon Montag as he climbed up the sheer stairwell."
10. Clues and/or hints about what will happen later in story. Example:A professionally dressed woman hurriedly leaves the house, slamming the front door. She frantically searches for her keys in the bottom of a giant purse while balancing a briefcase under her other arm. She finds her keys, gets in the car and begins backing out of the driveway, and then slams on the brakes. "I feel like I'm forgetting something, " she says. She shrugs and drives away.With only this information, we can predict the outcome of this story-the woman has forgotten something important at home, and she probably won't realize it until she needs it, perhaps at a meeting. Her clothing, behavior, and dialogue are all clues that work together to predict/ give hints as to what will happen in her future.
11. A writer's (or speaker's) attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.
12. A literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
13. A device which shows the meaning of a greater, often abstract concept through the use of a more relatable object or idea as an example.
14. Why does an author write a story in first person?
15. The glare of the sun was like a laser beam in his eyes.This sentence is an example of .....
16. What literary device is used in the phrase 'bittersweet love'?a) Ironyb) Oxymoronc) Juxtapositiond) Allusion
17. This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
18. "Fred ate five French fries on Friday." This is an example of a .....
19. "Death is hunting us down. We can see his face, "
20. In which point of view does the narrator or speaker share the thoughts of more than one character?
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