This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 542 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 542 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Her baby belly was so big she could have loaded it in a wheelbarrow and pushed it in front of her." A) Hyperbole. B) Symbol. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 2. Big Blue Butterfly A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Juxtaposition. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 3. A figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 4. This is a comparison or two elements, but it DOES NOT use "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. 'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on show 'em what your worth A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 6. Jake and Ashley dream of visiting all the national parks. Unfortunately, they are beginning to be shut down. A) Person vs. Self. B) Person vs. Nature. C) Person vs. Society. D) Person vs. The Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. Society. 7. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor? Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly. A) "best friend" and "secrets". B) "diary" and "her best friend". C) "diary" and "secrets". D) "her" and "diary". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "diary" and "her best friend". 8. A comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects A) Denotation. B) Analogy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 9. Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Comparison. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. The high point or most intense point in a story A) Climax. B) Rhyme. C) Setting. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 11. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees.' A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. The part of the plot when everything comes to a close. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Resolution. 13. What is the main theme in The Alchemist that emphasizes the importance of following one's dreams? A) Ignoring one's dreams and settling for mediocrity. B) Following one's dreams and pursuing one's personal legend. C) Following someone else's dreams instead of one's own. D) Dreams are unimportant and should be ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Following one's dreams and pursuing one's personal legend. 14. STEAL-Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, and Looks is the acronym we use for ..... ? A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Characterization. 15. When the narrator uses "I" or "we" A) First person point of view. B) Third person omniscient point of view. C) Third person limited point of view. D) Second person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person point of view. 16. How does a political cartoon use literary devices to engage Kabir, Keisha, and Kaaver and influence public opinion? A) To use symbolism and metaphor to convey a message. B) To employ irony and satire to critique political figures. C) To utilize caricature and exaggeration to make a point. D) To incorporate humor and wit to engage readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To use symbolism and metaphor to convey a message. 17. "His father's words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears" contains: A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 18. What does ethos mean in an argument? A) The use of reason to persuade an audience. B) The use of ethics and morals to appeal to someone's sense of right and wrong. C) The use of emotional appeals to persuade an audience. D) The use of vocabulary to persuade and audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of ethics and morals to appeal to someone's sense of right and wrong. 19. The beginning of the story(introduces the characters, setting, etc) A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 20. Which one of these sentences includes a verb in the indicative mood? A) Is this a sensor?. B) This is a sensor. C) Slap Monate!. D) None of above. 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