Literary Devices Quiz 54 (20 MCQs)

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1. Choose the correct element. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers
2. This point of view uses the pronoun "I" .
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?
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?
5. The words "bang", "woosh" and "bark" are examples of:
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.
7. What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past?
8. When the audience knows more than the characters do
9. Man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature, and man vs. fate are types of
10. What would be the best way to verify the statement below? Joliet is the 6th largest city in Illinois?
11. Thwack Buzz Woosh
12. "The sun smiled down on us."
13. A comparison using "like" or "as" between two things.
14. It's hot and it's monotonous.
15. When something entirely different happens from what audience may be expecting
16. What is the following an example of ..... "You've got a smile that could light up this whole town."
17. A piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action
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?
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."
20. 1) Old Marley was as dead as a door nail.