This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 532 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 532 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hyperbole is an exaggeration of a statement. An example is: A) I'm like sooo tired. B) I slept like a rock last night. C) I have way too much homework. D) The bus was going way too slow down the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I slept like a rock last night. 2. The villain or bad guy A) Protagonist. B) Tragic hero. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 3. The sentences below are examples of Simile, EXCEPT. A) You are the apple of my eye. B) You are as sweet as sugar. C) Rhea is like a butterfly. D) Rey's t-shirt is as bright as gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are the apple of my eye. 4. The use of an image or item to represent an idea or theme of a literary work A) Allegory. B) Symbolism. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 5. A feeling of curiosity, excitement, tension, or even dread about what will happen next is called ..... A) Climax. B) Conflict. C) Suspense. D) The alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 6. For the end of a theoretical science is truth, but the end of a practical science is performance. A) Synecdoche. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 7. A Symbol means ..... A) A concrete object that stands for an abstract idea. B) The author's attitude toward a story. C) The author or a narrator tells the story. D) Feelings and emotions a reader gets when they read a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A concrete object that stands for an abstract idea. 8. Define:synonym A) Word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps (ex. NASA, NBC). B) A shortened form of a word or group of words, with the missing letters usually marked by an apostrophe (ex. she's, they'll, wouldn't, I'd). C) A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word (ex. enormous vs. microscopic). D) A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language(ex. slim & thin, elated & happy, smile & grin). E) A word which links words, phrases or clauses(ex. and, but, or, nor, for, while, if, although, because, since, then). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language(ex. slim & thin, elated & happy, smile & grin). 9. Short Story A) A brief work of fiction. B) A one act play. C) A 2 page poem. D) A brief work of non fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief work of fiction. 10. Practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw. A) Puns. B) Suspense. C) Satire. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satire. 11. First-person: A) Narrator is a character in the story; uses "I, " "we, " etc. B) Narrator outside the story; uses "he, " "she, " "they". C) Narrator tells only what one character perceives. D) Narrator can see into the minds of all characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrator is a character in the story; uses "I, " "we, " etc. 12. Mr. Hoffman is as cool as a cucumber! A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 13. Which point of view uses a narrator that tells the story from only one character's perspective? A) First Person. B) Third Person Limited. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person Limited. 14. If you put on your thinking cap, you can help me solve this problem. A) Wear a hat. B) Keep warm. C) Think hard. D) Eat licorice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Think hard. 15. The third person narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of only one character. A) Limited Omniscient Narrator. B) Unreliable narrator. C) Puns. D) Omniscient narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited Omniscient Narrator. 16. A word or phrase that contains two seemingly contradictory elements A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 17. What is jargon A) Author's approach or feeling toward the subject. B) The use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. C) Meaning the opposite thing for humor. D) The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. 18. Definition:Two ideas, places, or characters placed beside each other for contrasting effect. A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Juxtaposition. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 19. Which of the following is the overall ATMOSPHERE created by an author in literature? A) MOOD. B) TONE. C) SYMBOLISM. D) CONFLICT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MOOD. 20. A phrase whose meaning is different than the dictionary definition of the individual words (i.e. it's raining cats and dogs). The phrase has a figurative and not a literal meaning. A) Idiom. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. ← 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