This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 453 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 453 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 2. Which of the following refers to an intentional exaggeration to make a point? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 3. The other girls grew weary of Maureen's narcissism and sometimes hid the mirrors to tease her. A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. E) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 4. What literary device reveals a kind of truth which seems contradictory? A) Paradox. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 5. The tree danced and twirled as the winds of the hurricane picked up speed. This sentence is an example of which literary device below: A) Personification. B) Proverb. C) Plural. D) They tend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 6. "The assignment was a breeze!" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 7. The act of speaking alone or to oneself, especially as a theatrical device A) Satire. B) Irony. C) Soliloquy. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. 8. Description that creates a picture (usually relates to the five senses) A) Imagery. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 9. Well, I'm no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you. A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Oxymoron. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 10. The feeling that a literary work conveys to the readers (the feeling YOU get when you read something) A) Tone. B) Takeaway. C) Perspective. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 11. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a type of figurative language that applies human qualities to inanimate objects A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 12. The song title "What a Wonderful World" by Louie Armstrong is an example of ..... A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 13. You are a box of crayons. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. Dramatic struggle between two forces in a story A) Conflict. B) Climax. C) Point of view. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 15. Which type of conflict is the following:The main character pushes back against laws and rules. A) External. B) Internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External. 16. When what is said is different from what is meant A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 17. What is the time and place where a story occurs called? A) Tone. B) Inciting incident. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 18. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: "The sun loved the moon so much, he died every night to let her breathe." A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 19. What is a repetition of initial letters in a sequence of words? A) Alliteration. B) Plosive. C) Sibilance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 20. "She's as clever as a fox" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Metonymy. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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