Literary Devices Quiz 453 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere
2. Which of the following refers to an intentional exaggeration to make a point?
3. The other girls grew weary of Maureen's narcissism and sometimes hid the mirrors to tease her.
4. What literary device reveals a kind of truth which seems contradictory?
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:
6. "The assignment was a breeze!"
7. The act of speaking alone or to oneself, especially as a theatrical device
8. Description that creates a picture (usually relates to the five senses)
9. Well, I'm no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you.
10. The feeling that a literary work conveys to the readers (the feeling YOU get when you read something)
11. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a type of figurative language that applies human qualities to inanimate objects
12. The song title "What a Wonderful World" by Louie Armstrong is an example of .....
13. You are a box of crayons.
14. Dramatic struggle between two forces in a story
15. Which type of conflict is the following:The main character pushes back against laws and rules.
16. When what is said is different from what is meant
17. What is the time and place where a story occurs called?
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."
19. What is a repetition of initial letters in a sequence of words?
20. "She's as clever as a fox" is an example of .....