This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 480 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 480 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The same word/phrase that is used more than one time is called A) Repetition. B) Call to action. C) Anecdote. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 2. Which event in The Alchemist foreshadows Santiago's encounter with the alchemist? A) Santiago's conversation with the crystal merchant. B) Santiago's encounter with the Englishman in Tangier. C) Santiago's decision to leave the seminary and become a shepherd. D) Santiago's recurring dream about finding treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Santiago's recurring dream about finding treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. 3. "It was a beautiful day in May. The fragrances of spring were in the air. The sun was setting" (40) What is the mood of this passage? What word or phrase best supports your answer? A) Energetic; "spring". B) Blissful; "beautiful day in May". C) Indifferent; "fragrances". D) Sad; "sun was setting". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blissful; "beautiful day in May". 4. Identify the literary device used in the sentence: "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." (Mother Teresa) A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 5. Her broken sandal flopped loudly against the pavement with every step she took. A) F. Naming. B) A. Simile. C) B. Metaphor. D) C. Hyperbole. E) D. Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. Naming. 6. What is stereotype? A) An idea about a person or a group that may be true for some, but it isn't true for everyone. B) The repetition of initial consonant sounds. C) A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text. D) Language not meant to be taken literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An idea about a person or a group that may be true for some, but it isn't true for everyone. 7. The camera loves her. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 8. She looked out the window thinking about her future. What is the WORD WINDOW an example of? A) Allegory. B) Symbolism. C) Allusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 9. A reference to a famous historical, mythological, religious, or literary person or even A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Analogy. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 10. A Static Character is: A) A character that is different at the beginning and end of the story. B) The main character. C) The enemy of the main character. D) A character that is the same at the start and end of a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A character that is the same at the start and end of a story. 11. Technology is the best thing since sliced bread. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 12. When a writer uses very descriptive language to create PICTURES in the mind of the reader that appeals to all 5 senses. A) Idiom. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 13. The READERS feelings A) Tone. B) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 14. The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it A) Onomatopoeia. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 15. The order in which particular words rhyme in poetry or prose A) Rhyme Scheme. B) Stanza. C) Verse. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme Scheme. 16. "It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach."-The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Anaphora. D) Metaphor . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 17. Which purpose of setting suggests that it provides a framework for the events of the story? A) Character development. B) Organization. C) Symbol. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organization. 18. The statement below is a hyperbole. I am so hungry, I could eat a horse! A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. "Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp. A) Sad. B) Intense. C) Frightening. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intense. 20. Makes references to other pieces of literature, art, songs, historical events, stories, or pop culture A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. ← 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