This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 91 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 91 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of SETTING? A) The majority of Hatchet takes place in the Canadian wilderness in summer. B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. C) A character in a story must survive a blizzard. D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The majority of Hatchet takes place in the Canadian wilderness in summer. 2. A reference to something that is commonly known. A) Diction. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 3. Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia? A) The dice clattered onto the floor. B) Here is a book of nursery rhymes. C) We slid across the floor in our socks. D) It is raining cats and dogs outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dice clattered onto the floor. 4. The xenophobes were zooming and in the zone. Is an example of a Hyperbole A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. "The stairs creeked" is an example of A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 6. The expectation of one event and then another completely different event happens A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Climax. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 7. A question used for emphasis and effect that does not require an answer, or the answer is implied in/by the question itself. A) Rhetorical question. B) Silly question. C) Superfluous inquiry. D) Pedanticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 8. "The crazy lady was very lazy" What literary device can you spot here? A) Rhyme. B) Sibilance. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 9. The people or animals who take part in a story: A) Plot. B) Character. C) Characterization. D) Character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 10. Elegies are..... A) Poems that describe the deeds of Ancient Greek kings. B) Poems that pays tribute or homage to those that passed, or about loss and mourn in general. C) Poems of the great warrior Parseus dedicated to his wife Eleg. D) Poems that describe supernatural experiences of souls in their way to other realms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poems that pays tribute or homage to those that passed, or about loss and mourn in general. 11. Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine. A) Suzy's smile is bright and pretty. B) Suzy is frowning. C) Suzy is pouting. D) Suzy is smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suzy's smile is bright and pretty. 12. Most common verse line in English poetry; five verse feet with each foot an iam (one stressed & one unstressed syllable) A) Alliteration. B) Dynamic character. C) Dramatic irony. D) Iambic pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iambic pentameter. 13. Which of the following is NOT an example of consonance? A) "The lumpy, bumpy road". B) "The string was strong". C) "The bee went buzz". D) "The breeze blew by". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The bee went buzz". 14. This device uses 'over-the-top' language to make writing more persuasive. A) Alliteration. B) Rule of three. C) Hyperbole. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 15. The same sound or letter that repeats in a group of words. A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme Scheme. D) Free Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 16. "The city was a jungle" is an example of a ..... A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. EXTRA CREDIT:which type of irony occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate A) Verbal irony. B) Situational irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational irony. 18. The wind knocked on my window. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. Imagery which appeals to the sense of sight A) Tactile. B) Auditory. C) VIsual. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VIsual. 20. The main character of a literary work A) Good guy. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) Bad guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. ← 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