Literary Devices Quiz 462 (20 MCQs)

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1. Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing.
2. Something that is not human is given human characteristics.
3. The style in which an author writes.
4. A comparison that does not use "like" or "as" . Says one thing IS the other.
5. Which word means a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, always ending with a couplet?
6. Words that have opposite definitions in the ame phrase or sentence
7. "The bee buzzed past the queen."What poetic device is this an example of?
8. A play on words based on two different meanings of the same word or two different words with the same pronunciation.
9. When someone says something that means the opposite of the literal meaning.
10. What is the purpose of enjambment in poetry?
11. Who is the protagonist in Illegal?
12. I (won't/want) to (hear/here) (you're/your) favorite album (fore/for/four) my birthday!
13. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The waves danced in the sunlight'?
14. How does figurative language impact a story?
15. During the flood, he noted, "It's a little damp outside."
16. She had eyes like the stars. What literary device are they using here?
17. A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event
18. The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
19. Where do we live? What city?
20. What is the use of figurative language to appeal to one or more of the five senses?