This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 541 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 541 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the narrator uses pronouns like, "she, " "he, " and "they, " but the reader gets the thoughts and actions of only one character A) First person. B) Second person. C) 3rd person limited. D) 3rd person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person limited. 2. A cliffhanger is a plot device used to end the story in a complete closing A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. A group of worlds with a different meaning than the literal dictionary definition of each word. A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Irony (VERBAL). D) Rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 4. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. ..... modify/ describe a noun. Ex:tall, pretty, smelly, fast, tired. A) Adjectives. B) Adverbs. C) Articles. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 6. The author shows the reader about a character's personality A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Characterization. 7. I am as angry as a bull at the rodeo. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Heart warming answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. The trees stood at attention as the majestic breeze ran through the town A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 9. You say something, but you really mean the opposite! A) Verbal irony. B) Situational irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 10. What is the recurring theme in The Alchemist that represents the pursuit of one's personal legend? A) Following one's dreams and listening to one's heart. B) Following other people's dreams instead of one's own. C) Ignoring one's dreams and following societal expectations. D) Giving up on one's dreams and settling for a comfortable life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Following one's dreams and listening to one's heart. 11. The act of scanning or analyzing poetry in terms of its rhythmic pattern is called: A) Syllables. B) Scansion. C) Poetic meter. D) Foot/feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scansion. 12. Cool as a cucumber means ..... A) Not nervous. B) It is cold outside. C) Vegetables are good when cool. D) Very popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not nervous. 13. "As I breathed in with short, choppy, grieving, devastated breaths, I could still smell the scent of my grandma's perfume, and I could hear her laughing at bad jokes" is a description that employs: A) Details. B) Sadness. C) Imagination. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 14. The story line. A) Theme. B) Plot. C) Climax. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 15. A reference to something else. It's when a writer mentions a well-known person, place, or some other work or refers to an earlier part of the current work. Example:From the song by Taylor Swift: "That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles/and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet" ' A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Aside. D) Allegory. E) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 16. The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur. A) The computer is old. B) The computer is scary. C) The computer is brand new. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The computer is old. 17. The exposition ..... A) Introduces the reader to the characters and setting. B) Is the part of the story where a character changes. C) Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved. D) Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduces the reader to the characters and setting. 18. Which of the following is NOT an instance where rhetoric can be used? A) Speeches. B) Legal Arguments. C) Films. D) Commercials and Ads. E) Argumentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Films. 19. Author subtly reveals the character through actions and interactions. A) Indirect Characterization. B) Unreliable narrator. C) Direct characterization. D) Omniscient narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Characterization. 20. History is the most important subject in school. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. ← 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