This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 556 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 556 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This type of character has a lot of emotions, beliefs, ideals, concerns, and thoughts. A) Flat Character. B) Round Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round Character. 2. The central idea of a work of literature A) Mood. B) Summary. C) Key details. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 3. "There are internal and external factors at play here ..... " is an example of ..... A) Myth. B) Exposition. C) Fallacy. D) Dichotomy. E) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dichotomy. 4. Balanced sentence-Two parallel elements are set off against each other. A) "We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change." (J.F. Kennedy's 1961 speech). B) "Whilst I was saddened by the thought of losing the aid of my kind mistress, Iwas gladdened by the invaluable instruction which, by the merestaccident, I had gained from my master" (20). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Whilst I was saddened by the thought of losing the aid of my kind mistress, Iwas gladdened by the invaluable instruction which, by the merestaccident, I had gained from my master" (20). 5. Why does someone write a memoir? A) To tell their whole life story. B) To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event. C) To tell retell a story someone told them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event. 6. The word choice of the speaker or author A) Syntax. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 7. From Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" :the title suggests it is sweet and fitting to die for your country, but the poem uses images such as "Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud / Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues ..... " which suggest these deaths are not sweet, nor fitting. A) Allusion. B) Tone. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 8. "There are no announcements in this airport" A) Paradox. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 9. "Seven horns and the mystery that belongs to all beasts" is an allusion to what? A) Greek mythology. B) Fire-breathing dragon. C) Roman God. D) Beast of Revelation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beast of Revelation. 10. Referring to something without calling it by name A) Personification. B) Symbolism. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 11. Convincing someone by appealing to their sense of logic. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 12. Is an over exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally A) Homonym. B) Dialect. C) Diction. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 13. A word that describes how, when, where or how much an action takes place e.g Gently, now, here, very A) Literary Techniques. B) Imagery. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 14. Xochitl, Alex, and Vivian are in a book club. They are discussing how ambiguous language in the novel they just read contributes to the overall meaning of the story. What do you think their conclusion might be? A) Ambiguous language has no impact on the overall meaning of the story. B) Ambiguous language makes the story confusing and difficult to understand. C) Ambiguous language allows for different interpretations and adds depth to the story. D) Ambiguous language limits the reader's ability to interpret the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous language allows for different interpretations and adds depth to the story. 15. Poem made of 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme, usually considered witty and funny A) Sonnet. B) Limerick. C) Free verse. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limerick. 16. When recurrent elements, structures, contrasts, or other literary devices are found throughout the story to help develop a text's major themes A) Repetition. B) Monotony. C) Motif. D) Pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motif. 17. He's running faster than the wind. A) Colloquialism. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 18. A reference to people, places, events, or literary works in a text (often biblical) A) Irony. B) Juxtaposition. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 19. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a human (giving something human qualities) A) Irony. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 20. The central idea or message explored in a literary work A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. ← 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