Literary Devices Quiz 460 (20 MCQs)

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1. Clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
2. True or False:Common nouns are always capitalized.
3. An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.
4. All the methods used by an author to develop a character.
5. "Much Madness is divinest Sense-/ To a discerning Eye-/ Much Sense-the starkest Madness-/ 'Tis the Majority"
6. Schools should require students to wear uniforms on a daily basis due to the fact that students will experience less peer pressure, parents will spend less money on clothing, and schools will see a reduction of violence between students.
7. One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.
8. What literary device do these lines use:Ontario cannot competewith the Northwest in raising wheat.
9. In "The Gift of the Magi, " what does the woman sell to buy her husband a gift?
10. When a word refers totally a different meaning than its original meaning.
11. This is written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure:
12. An inanimate object receives human qualities
13. A writer uses to produce a special effect in his writing and to help readers understand his writing on a deeper level.
14. Lauren, normally shy, was nervous and didn't speak during the entire meeting. Her coworker said, "Lauren, if you could stop talking so much I'd really appreciate it."
15. Which of these is an example of Allusion?
16. A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
17. Which is the best example of an onomatopoeia?
18. In "The Gift of the Magi, " what does the man sell to buy his wife a Christmas gift?
19. What is Inferring?
20. Word pair that are opposite in meaning from one another