Literary Devices Quiz 455 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which literary device states one thing that is another thing?
2. I'll climb a thousand mountains, just to be close to you.
3. A round character will have .....
4. What is the foreshadow in this passage? It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.
5. Resolution (denouement)
6. "More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
7. Words that SOUND like the actions they refer to are examples of .....
8. A character who undergoes an important inner change such as a change in personality, or attitude
9. (aabb) (ccdd) (eeff) (gghh) is an example of
10. What the text says + your background knowledge
11. "What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet, the sun!"
12. A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change
13. 'Cause all of meLoves all of youLove your curves and all your edgesAll your perfect imperfections
14. Hints that are given that warn you that something may happen later in the story is called .....
15. The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of .....
16. "All of my life I'd been warned that the waters lied." -This is an example of .....
17. When an author gives animals, objects, ideas, or actions, the qualities of humans, he/she is using .....
18. Literary work with a happy ending
19. This type of character is uncomplicated and usually a side-kick.
20. An expression that conveys the opposite belief of the speaker in a humorous way is called .....