This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 468 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 468 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As sharp as a A) Paper. B) Scholar. C) Kite. D) Knife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knife. 2. Identify the type of irony:The reader knew the stalker was in the bedroom closet. The girl went in to take a nap. A) Situational Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony. 3. When a person is telling a story about themselves, what point of view are they using? A) First Person. B) Third Person Limited. C) Second Person. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 4. Walking Dead A) Oxymoron. B) Epigraph. C) Anachronism. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 5. The car quickly slowed down.This is an example of ..... A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Irony. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 6. "Break a leg" is an example of a(n) A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 7. Narrator NOT a character in the story; sees into the mind of ONE character; "he, she, they, it" A) Third person omniscient. B) Third person limited omniscient. C) Third person dramatic/objective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person limited omniscient. 8. Our team lost the game 56-14. Our team was a little frustrated by their loss. A) Hyperbole. B) Characterization. C) Understatement. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understatement. 9. Which of the following is an example of direct characterization? A) He tapped his foot anxiously. B) "I wouldn't trust that man, " said Ma. C) Frank was a shy, quiet person. D) Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frank was a shy, quiet person. 10. The way an author builds and develops characters with a text A) Characterization. B) Round character. C) Character foil. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 11. I'm trying to find the remote, but it's like a needle in a haystack. A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 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'? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 13. "Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag." A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Characterization. 14. The time and place where the story takes place. A) Exposition. B) Setting. C) Rising Action. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 15. An object that stands for itself but represents something else A) Metaphor. B) Symbol. C) Theme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 16. Which literary device is used in this example? The red robin rose quickly into the sky. A) Paradox. B) Allegory. C) Irony. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 17. Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure A) Inference. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze. 18. Find the adjective in the sentence. I have a smart dog. A) Smart. B) Dog. C) Have. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smart. 19. The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 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? A) PERSONIFICATION. B) HYPERBOLE. C) NAME NAMES. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NAME NAMES. ← 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