This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 463 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 463 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Whispered" is an example of what literary device? A) Simile. B) Assonance. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 2. When the author uses an object or image to represent a larger idea or feeling A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Symbolism. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 3. Which definition is correct for the following term:External Conflict A) A disagreement or altercation within a character's mind/conscience. B) The character who goes against the main character. C) A disagreement or altercation between two or more characters. D) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A disagreement or altercation between two or more characters. 4. We look in toward the Milky Way, in toward the system of Sol, in toward the planet Earth, in toward the nation of China, and, finally, in toward a lonely hut on a lonely hill A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Symploce. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 5. Giving an inanimate object human or lifelike qualities A) Oxymoron. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 6. The high point of conflict, when tension is greatest A) Resolution. B) Exposition. C) Climax. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 7. Which country finally published ANIMAL FARM first? A) India. B) England. C) Russia. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 8. Identify the adjective in this sentence:Beautiful music filled the room. A) Music. B) Beautiful. C) Filled. D) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful. 9. A comparison of two seemingly unlikethings using the word "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. What is the device exemplified by Eliza Doolittle's use of the word "abso-bloomin'-lutely" ? A) Cacophony. B) Tmesis. C) Litotes. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tmesis. 11. A word or phrase is repeated two or more times. A) Alliteration. B) Shift. C) Rhyme Scheme. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 12. Take with a grain of salt A) To hear something from the authoritative source. B) Would never like to do something. C) This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision. D) This means not to take what someone says too seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This means not to take what someone says too seriously. 13. Edgar Allan Poe wrote very descriptively and allowed the reader to use all his/her senses to picture exactly what was happening. This is an example of ..... A) Indirect Characterization. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Inferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 14. ..... is what happens in a story (or the series of events). A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Foreshadowing. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 15. "The crow was laughing as a reminder of how silly I had been." A) Personification. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 16. Which is an example of second person? A) You already knew it would be a fun adventure so turn the page. B) They ran through the forest with Robin Hood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You already knew it would be a fun adventure so turn the page. 17. A figure of speech in which a person, object, or situation represents something in addition to its literal meaning A) Symbolism. B) Foreshadowing. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 18. This literary device, or technique is a part of a character. It it gives us great insight into the character and who they are as a person/being. A) Character. B) Static Character. C) Flat Character. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 19. What is parallel structure? A) Two identical buildings. B) Two lines that never intersect. C) Repetition of the same pattern of words in a sentence or a passage. D) Two characters who are the same height. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition of the same pattern of words in a sentence or a passage. 20. Definition:This type of figurative language compares two, unlike things. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. ← 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