This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word means "a comparison using like or as" ? A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Simile. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. What is the second step in exploding sentences? A) Make a list of adjectives (in your head or on paper). B) Add the adjectives to your sentence. C) Identify the noun. D) Write a simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify the noun. 3. In war the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor. A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. C) Hypophora. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 4. Highest point of interest; turning point of the story is known as which plot element? A) Resolution. B) Climax. C) Exposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 5. "My father climbs the stairs says the lasagna looks like dog meat, but he eats two servings." ..... "Eating in Silence" "Looks like dog meat" is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. The wall stared at me silently is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 7. The sequence of events that make up a story A) Setting. B) Exposition. C) Plot. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 8. What is euphemism? A) A type of flower. B) A polite or indirect expression used to replace a word or phrase considered too harsh or blunt. C) A type of dance. D) A type of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A polite or indirect expression used to replace a word or phrase considered too harsh or blunt. 9. An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say. (example:that was a peice of cake!) A) Alliteration. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 10. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom. Marcy's character traits are revealed through her ..... A) Actions. B) Thoughts. C) Statements. D) Interactions with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoughts. 12. The goldfish looked like butterscotch candies in the water. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. After the walk through the dessert, Kim's tongue felt dry as a bone. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Which is an example of oxymoron? A) Old lady. B) Little giant. C) Chocolate cake. D) Stuffing!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little giant. 15. An interruption in the present action of a story to tell about something that happened in the past is ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) A cliffhanger. C) A flashback. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A flashback. 16. THE PIE MADE A SPLAT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND A) NAME REGISTRATION. B) IDIOM. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALLITERATION. 17. The use of conjunctions ..... usually AND ..... between every item in a list A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Unrelated. D) Multi-connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-connectors. 18. I have a ton of homework A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 19. I know Caroline wants Edwin to eat more vegetables but honestly she's beating a dead horse. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphore. C) Figure of Speech. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figure of Speech. 20. Main character put against another character A) Person v. person. B) Person v. self. C) Person v. nature. D) Person v. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person v. person. ← 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