Literary Devices Quiz 87 (20 MCQs)

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1. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas'?
2. Which figurative language gives human qualities to objects, animals, or ideas?
3. I saw a dog the size of an elephant. What is this
4. A character who is seen in multiple settings is considered to be .....
5. The grass is an ocean of flowers.
6. (of a film, TV episode, etc.) show events that will happen at a later time than the main story.
7. When a TV show or story that stops an episode at a point where you HAVE TO KNOW what happens to a character, this device is called a
8. When a speaker who detaches himself/herself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech
9. The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
10. "This [guy] graduated at the top of our class / I went to Cheesecake, he was a waiter there" ..... Kanye West, "School Spirit"
11. Creativity is a light.
12. "The elephant is a large grey mountain." This phrase is an example of which literary device.
13. What technique is being used in the following passage:She swims like a fish.
14. An author's choice and/or use of words/phrases in speech and writing (word choice)
15. One of the story's characters is narrating the literary work.
16. What am I? I come from a Greek term meaning "contrary to expectations, existing belief, or perceived opinion." I may appear to be self-contradictory or silly, but may include a latent truth. I am used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas. I am a
17. A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition that may contribute to the theme
18. Sentence conveys a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.
19. An alliteration is
20. One effect or purpose of foreshadowing is to .....