This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 459 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 459 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The calm before the storm A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 2. What literary device is used to create a mental image by using words that appeal to the senses? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 3. Which of the following choices is an example of a hyperbole? A) Her smile was a mile wide. B) The stage was as bright as a star. C) He flashed his Cheshire-cat smile at the audience. D) The sun is smiling on us today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her smile was a mile wide. 4. Imagine you're watching a movie and suddenly a scene from the past pops up in the present. That's called a flash back, right? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which type of figurative language uses words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss, " "buzz, " "slam, " and "boom" A) Symbolism. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 6. Foreshadowing refers to events that happened in the past A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which would be the most effective concluding sentence? A) The author clearly demonstrates what a terrible experience he had in this expensive restaurant. B) One would expect more from a Michelin star restaurant in Paris. C) This is what you get when you are rich and you don't have common sense. D) As a result of this review, I will never go to this restaurant in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One would expect more from a Michelin star restaurant in Paris. 8. Person v. PersonPerson v. NaturePerson v. SocietyPerson v. MachinePerson v. Supernatural A) Characterization. B) Internal conflict. C) Conflict. D) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) External conflict. 9. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The rose is a symbol of love'? A) Alliteration. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 10. Having a dove represent the idea of peace is an example of A) Symbolism. B) Analogy. C) Irony. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 11. The general feeling or atmosphere a piece of writing created A) Tone. B) Allusion. C) Mood. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 12. Occurs when what happens is very different from what we expected wouldhappen A) Imagery. B) Dialect. C) Author's Style. D) Irony of Situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony of Situation. 13. A description of taste/touch/smell/sight/sound A) Imagery. B) Sensory details. C) Metaphors. D) Character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory details. 14. The central idea or message in a work of literature. A) Theme. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 15. These are series of events in the story which have a causal relationship with eachother. A) Character. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 16. A conflict within a character's own mind/heart A) External conflict. B) Internal conflict. C) Theme. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal conflict. 17. "My jacket, that green ugly brother who breathed over my shoulder" is an example of which literary device? A) Simile. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. This is an example of which literary device? Life is a highwayI wanna ride it all night long A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 19. What do the Christian characters in the play embody? A) Mercy. B) Love and civility. C) It is unclear. D) Consistency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is unclear. 20. "Past the ghosts of evergreens." A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. ← 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