Literary Devices Quiz 452 (20 MCQs)

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1. Annie's eyes were two diamonds sparkling in the sunshine
2. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Symbol in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
3. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary ..... " sets a strong ..... for Poe's poem The Raven
4. What do the marionettes' human qualities suggest in the story?
5. Which literary device uses two different ideas, such as light and dark, to show contrast?
6. An enduring idea or belief that is present throughout a literary work, usually acting as or facilitating the main subject.
7. When the words pronunciation imitates its SOUND
8. He has been walking for days and days is an example of:
9. Identify the type of rhetorical device used in the following statement: "Maycomb County had recently been told that we had nothing to fear but fear itself."
10. A series of related events that include the conflict, climax, and resolution.
11. The use of any object, person, place or action that not only has meaning in itself but also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value
12. Sally sells sea shells at the sea shore.
13. ..... is a common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object.
14. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human nature.
15. She's a very nosy person. She won't stop asking me questions. The word nosy has a .....
16. After breaking his mother's vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
17. What is this an example of?I have told you a million times to follow directions.
18. Where and when the story takes place is the .....
19. Bill brought blueberries" is an example of a sound device called ..... because each word starts with the same sound.
20. When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics.