Literary Devices Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Be careful what you wish for, " is a good way to phrase the ..... for "The Monkey's Paw."

Correct Answer: C) Moral.

2. You can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish.

Correct Answer: C) PUN.

3. A genre of drama that portrays amusement and pleasure, and usually no great disasters will occur.

Correct Answer: B) Comedy.

4. What does nuance mean?

Correct Answer: A) Nuance is a subtle difference in or shade of meaning or expression.

5. In the movie Toy Story, a character thinks he is a real space explorer, but the audience and the other toys know that he is just a toy.

Correct Answer: C) Dramatic.

6. When two or more clauses have the same:structure, length, and rhythm. Such as:veni, vidi, vici.

Correct Answer: C) Isocolon.

7. The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

Correct Answer: A) Theme.

8. A horse goes 'neigh!' and a cow goes 'moo'.These are examples of .....

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

9. For just $ .47 a day, you too can be a partner in hope for a pet in need.

Correct Answer: B) Pathos.

10. What is the literary device used to create a sense of rhythm and harmony?

Correct Answer: A) Alliteration.

11. The character or force in conflict with the main character is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Antagonist.

12. Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

13. "Like a lamb to the slaughter, " is an example of:

Correct Answer: B) Idiom.

14. What's the fun way to differentiate between caricature and personification?

Correct Answer: A) Caricature is a type of drawing that exaggerates the features of a person or thing.

15. The lights of the North Pole looked like the lights of a strange ocean liner.

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

16. Flashback

Correct Answer: B) A story depicts events that took place in the past.

17. Hearing the story from the perspective of a narrator or someone outside of the story (uses "he", "she", "they")

Correct Answer: A) 3rd person.

18. Hints or clues about future events in a story is the definition for .....

Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing.

19. What is the definition of 'syntax' in literature?

Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

20. Which literary device is a sudden realization that provides clarity to a problem or situation?

Correct Answer: D) Epiphany.