This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct element. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers A) Rhyme. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 2. This point of view uses the pronoun "I" . A) First person. B) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 3. There was a deafening silence.She answered, "Definitely maybe."Please buy me some bittersweet chocolate.He was clearly confused. These are examples of what type of literary device? A) Symbolism. B) Verbal irony. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 4. Which literary device is defined as a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words? A) Hubris. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 5. The words "bang", "woosh" and "bark" are examples of: A) Personification. B) Similes. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 6. One or two main traits, usually only all positive or negative. They are the opposite of a round character. The flaw or strength has its use in the story. A) Dynamic character. B) Static character. C) Round character. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat character. 7. What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past? A) Symbolism. B) Foreshadowing. C) Flashback. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 8. When the audience knows more than the characters do A) Dramatic irony. B) Symbolic irony. C) Situational irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 9. Man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature, and man vs. fate are types of A) Characterization. B) Conflict. C) Point of view. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 10. What would be the best way to verify the statement below? Joliet is the 6th largest city in Illinois? A) Checking an atlas or map. B) Drawing a picture. C) Performing a song. D) Having debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checking an atlas or map. 11. Thwack Buzz Woosh A) Anagram. B) Palindrome. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 12. "The sun smiled down on us." A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 13. A comparison using "like" or "as" between two things. A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 14. It's hot and it's monotonous. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 15. When something entirely different happens from what audience may be expecting A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational irony. 16. What is the following an example of ..... "You've got a smile that could light up this whole town." A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 17. A piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action A) Allusion. B) Parallelism. C) In medias res. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In medias res. 18. During a debate, Arjun made a statement, 'I've told you a million times not to exaggerate!' What figure of speech is Arjun using for emphasis or dramatic effect? A) Irony. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 19. In the poem, "gifted" what does Jackie mean when she writes she wants to "catch words one day and hold them in her hands." A) She wants to compete with Odella. B) She wants to excel in school. C) She wants to be a writer. D) She wants to be smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to be a writer. 20. 1) Old Marley was as dead as a door nail. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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