This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 552 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 552 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 1st Person A) When the narrator is not in the story, and the reader sees from one character's perspective. B) When the narrator is in the story, and the reader sees from their perspective. C) When the narrator is not in the story, and the reader sees from all characters' perspectives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the narrator is in the story, and the reader sees from their perspective. 2. The exposition of a story ..... A) Set the stage for the climax. B) Determines the outcome of the conflict. C) Presents essential background information. D) Establishes a new norm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presents essential background information. 3. Factual data used in a persuasive way A) Passionate. B) Personal pronouns. C) Imperative command. D) Statistics and figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistics and figures. 4. His job was a chain around his ankles. A) Symbol. B) Oxymoron. C) Anthropomorphism. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbol. 5. When an author tells the reader the personality of a character A) Symbolism. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect charcaterization. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 6. A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 7. So softly sings the sparrow is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 8. It is used to describe a person, object, or setting by focusing on our five senses. A) Imagery. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 9. What story is this from? "And she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome." A) The Story of an Hour. B) The Most Dangerous Game. C) The Bet. D) The Monkey's Paw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Story of an Hour. 10. Like father, like son A) Parallelism. B) Personification. C) Rhetorical devices. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 11. Her cheeks are like roses is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Cliche. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Used to compare something by focusing on completely different things. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 13. The sky became an ocean of color and sounds. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 14. The perspective or attitude that an author develops with regards to a specific character, place, or development. A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Theme. D) Point of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 15. The opposite of what is meant or expected A) Irony. B) Hysteron proteron. C) Hyperbole. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 16. Narrator knows EVERYTHING, but does not include themselves in the story A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person omniscient. 17. She failed the exam. She cried a river. A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 18. The central idea or concept of a story A) Flashback. B) Symbolism. C) Theme. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 19. How does a political cartoon use satire to critique political figures, engaging students like Ajinkya, Rabbani and Soham? A) By using symbolism and metaphor to convey a message. B) By employing irony and satire to critique political figures. C) By utilizing caricature and exaggeration to make a point. D) By incorporating humor and wit to engage readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By employing irony and satire to critique political figures. 20. "There were a million replies that popped into her head." is an example of a ..... A) Similarly. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. ← 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