This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 476 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 476 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the character of the Englishman represent in The Alchemist? A) The pursuit of knowledge. B) The fear of the unknown. C) The importance of wealth. D) The power of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pursuit of knowledge. 2. When something stands for meaning beyond itself it is called ..... A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Staticism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 3. Which of the following examples are NOT considered foils? A) Superman and Lex Luthor. B) SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. C) Mickey and Minnie Mouse. D) Snow White and the Evil Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mickey and Minnie Mouse. 4. Replacing a harsh or potentially offensive word or phrase with something milder and less direct. A) Symbolism. B) Euphemism. C) Oxymoron. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 5. A "Heart equals Love" is an example of ..... A) Symbol. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbol. 6. The sentence " "How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying that steak?" is an example of what type of Fallacy? A) Post hoc. B) Hasty Generalization. C) To Man. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To Man. 7. A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definitions of the individual words. A) Jargon. B) Analogy. C) Paradox. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 8. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"Time is money." A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 9. The dog is as white as snow. What is this? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. A stanza of four lines of poetry A) Rhyme scheme. B) Couplet. C) Quatrain. D) Enjambment. E) Internal rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quatrain. 11. "Miles was a parson." A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 12. "Two gray trunks rubbed each other with an evil speaking that no one had noticed by day" is an example of this literary term. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 13. The written text and lines. A) Cast. B) Director. C) Monologue. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Script. 14. State the thing that is given human trait in the sentence, one look at the garden and you could tell that the plants were begging for water. A) Plants. B) Garden. C) Water. D) Begging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 15. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around A) Personification. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 16. What's the headcount for next week's party? A) Alliteration. B) Understatement. C) Simile. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synecdoche. 17. "She acts like Scrooge with her money and won't share it with anyone." You have to infer what it means, so this is an ..... A) Allusion. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 18. The mother may feel guilty if she thinks she's patient but loses her temper with her children. It is the example of ..... A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal conflict. 19. A common figure of speech whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words A) Idiom. B) Theme. C) Mood. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 20. The mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound usually resulting in a sentence that does not make sense in a humorous way. A) Epiphany. B) Malapropism. C) Cliche. D) Comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malapropism. ← 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