This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 456 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 456 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the definition of mood? A) The general atmosphere or emotional complexion-in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. B) The general character or attitude of the author, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical or mournful, praising or critical, and so on. C) When authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making explicit statements or leaving subtle clues about what will happen later in the text. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The general atmosphere or emotional complexion-in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. 2. Kapow, Boom, Buzz is an example of ..... A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 3. The Joker, Batman, Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser are all examples of what? A) Archetypes. B) Allusions. C) Metaphors. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archetypes. 4. "He's the laziest dog in the world" is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Idiom. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 5. What are the rows of words in a poem called? A) Stanzas. B) Rhythm. C) Lines. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lines. 6. Which is an example of an PROTAGONIST? A) The majority of Hatchet takes place in the Canadian wilderness in summer. B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. C) The wolf to Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. 7. Character who stands in opposition to the central character in a story A) Flat character. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 8. The use of vivid sensory language in literature A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 9. The mood of a passage, book, or song is ..... A) The author's attitude. B) How you feel after reading or listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How you feel after reading or listening. 10. What is the definition of diction? A) A comparison using like or as. B) A comparison between two unlike things. C) Giving a non-human thing human characteristics. D) Word choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word choice. 11. When the audience knows something the characters don't know A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 12. I let out a silent scream when the teacher called on me to answer the one question. A) Oxymoron. B) Synecdoche. C) Irony. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 13. Using a snake to represent evil or a dove to represent peace are examples of ..... A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 14. Represents dignity, civility, and order A) The beast. B) Face paint. C) The hunters' dance. D) The conch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conch. 15. These are the literary devices that repeat words, phrases, clauses, or sentences except A) Rhyme. B) Rhythm. C) Anaphora. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhythm. 16. The dramatic turning point of the story A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Rising action. E) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 17. Comparison not using the words like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. Which type of characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is? A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. C) STEAL method. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Characterization. 19. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, " is an example of A) A paradox. B) Symbolism. C) Colloquialism. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquialism. 20. Which literary device is shown here?667 ovaque non acri leviter versata favilla A) Enjambment. B) Alliteration. C) Litotes. D) Hyperbaton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Litotes. ← 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