This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 446 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 446 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of poem consists of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and meter? A) Limerick. B) Sonnet. C) Haiku. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sonnet. 2. A figure of speech that compares using like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Mattie's red scarf in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 4. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker. A) Friend. B) Speaker. C) Chuck. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chuck. 5. The plumber's kitchen sink pipe burst. A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Pun. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 6. Fear of A) Bible/o. B) Graph/o. C) Klept/o. D) Mania. E) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All. 7. A connotation is: A) The exact, or literal, meaning of a word. B) Punctuation used to demonstrate possession. C) An idea or feeling that is associated with a certain word. D) When someone connects two simple sentences without using a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An idea or feeling that is associated with a certain word. 8. Which of the following uses a positive connotation to describe a 90 year old man? A) Ancient. B) Mature. C) Immobile. D) Cranky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mature. 9. There can be multiple themes in the same text A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?The moon asked the stars to dance. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 11. When the author SHOWS things that reveal a character's personality A) Indirect Characterization. B) Antagonist. C) Narrator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Characterization. 12. Descriptive language that makes us sense something or picture something vividly A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Symbolism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 13. What type of figurative language is an old saying that offers advice? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Proverb. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proverb. 14. "we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground" A) Anaphora. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 15. A type of figurative language that exaggerates the situation such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." A) Idiom. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 16. The concluding action of a classical tragedy containing the resolution of the plot A) Suspense. B) Red herring. C) Catastrophe. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catastrophe. 17. A man tries to survive in the wild after his plan crashes and he is wandering lost in the woods for 2 months A) External conflict. B) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External conflict. 18. The Warners welcomed William and Wendy into their home. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. The movie Cars is a film that is full of this literary device A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 20. Why are literary devices important to have in a story? A) They make the story more compelling and meaningful. B) They bring the words of a story "to life". C) They express emotion and add depth to a story. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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