Literary Devices Quiz 464 (20 MCQs)

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1. A figure of speech comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"; Ex:it's raining cats and dogs!
2. Which of the following is NOT true about theme?
3. ..... uses like or as in their literary device.
4. Which literary device is this an example of? "Her mouth was a fountain of delight."
5. A person or force who opposes the main character
6. A narrator is telling the story but isn't a character in the story
7. Mentioning the Beatles, Mustangs, and Corvairs in The Outsiders are examples of
8. ..... is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing within a text. The reference has a historical, cultural, literary or political significance so that most readers will understand the reference being made.
9. ..... sentences end with a period.
10. The process by which a writer reveals the personality of an individual in a story or play
11. This is the part of the story that notifies the reader of the story's characters, setting and conflict:
12. Rage, Rage against the dying day is an example of .....
13. Repeated consonant sounds at the ends of words On the top of the step he will tip his cap.
14. Which of the following choices is an example of a metaphor?
15. What is epistrophe?
16. Description or figurative language (visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, tactile, & gustatory)
17. Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
18. A scene in a story that interrupts the action of the story to show an event that happened at an earlier time.
19. A character that adapts, changes, or grows during the course of the story
20. A style of poem written with a consistent rhythm of 10 syllables per line and 5 "heartbeats" per line.