Literary Devices Quiz 468 (20 MCQs)

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1. As sharp as a
2. Identify the type of irony:The reader knew the stalker was in the bedroom closet. The girl went in to take a nap.
3. When a person is telling a story about themselves, what point of view are they using?
4. Walking Dead
5. The car quickly slowed down.This is an example of .....
6. "Break a leg" is an example of a(n)
7. Narrator NOT a character in the story; sees into the mind of ONE character; "he, she, they, it"
8. Our team lost the game 56-14. Our team was a little frustrated by their loss.
9. Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
10. The way an author builds and develops characters with a text
11. I'm trying to find the remote, but it's like a needle in a haystack.
12. What literary device is being used in the phrase 'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page'?
13. "Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag."
14. The time and place where the story takes place.
15. An object that stands for itself but represents something else
16. Which literary device is used in this example? The red robin rose quickly into the sky.
17. Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure
18. Find the adjective in the sentence. I have a smart dog.
19. The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
20. When a word's vocalization imitates a natural sound, as can be heard in the words murmur, buzz, and pop, what do we call that device?