Literary Devices Quiz 554 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The way the author feels about a the topic.

Correct Answer: A) Tone.

2. In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve, or solution.

Correct Answer: B) Problem & solution.

3. Choose the correct statement about figurative language

Correct Answer: B) Figurative language says one thing but means another.

4. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

5. Making a casual or indirect reference to something in literature or the Bible.

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

6. The boat floats in the moat is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Assonance.

7. "His black, heavily wrinkled face was surrounded by a halo of crunkly white hair and whiskers ..... " contains:

Correct Answer: D) Imagery.

8. To give a warning or indication of future event; a hint about what might be coming

Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing.

9. "Across the street, a bright-eyed girl chases her dog. A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries."What poetic device is this an example of?

Correct Answer: A) Imagery.

10. The Grinch is as cuddly as a cactus.

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

11. Which literary device is defined as exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole.

12. What does abstract refer to?

Correct Answer: B) Language that describes concepts rather than concrete images.

13. Refers to words that imitate the sound they describe

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

14. In the sentence, "His tears were a river flowing down his face, " what two things are being compared?

Correct Answer: D) Tears and a river.

15. "Black leather and silver studs with enough belts to hold down a small town" is an example of which literary device?

Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole.

16. Rainsford battles Zaroff in the jungle in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Correct Answer: C) Person v. person.

17. A comparison without using like or as ("life is a highway")

Correct Answer: A) Metaphor.

18. A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using 'as' or 'like'.

Correct Answer: D) Simile.

19. Writing that gives inanimate objects human characteristics

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

20. Casual reference to a historical figure or event

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.