Literary Devices Quiz (Both Common and Obscure)

Question 1

Yadier cancelled his plans because he "had a million things to do." Yadier inadvertently used

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hyperbole

Question 2

In "Ordeal by Cheque," the story is told through a series of documents (cheques). This is a/an

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epistolary

Question 3

An intense emotional reaction (either for a character or the reader) within literature is

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catharsis

Question 4

These types of rhymes are considered _______ rhymes: heart/fart, bird/turd, barf/scarf

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masculine

Question 5

A character who is complex and increases in complexity throughout the story is known as a

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round character

Question 6

Substituting an aspect or attribute of the thing meant (The pen is mightier than the sword) is

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metonymy

Question 7

The author's deliberate use of clues to hint to future events within a story is known as

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foreshadowing

Question 8

The image provides an example of this literary technique:

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apostrophe

Question 9

"The palmetto fronds whispered by the stream," from "The Scarlet Ibis," is an example of

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personification

Question 10

"This is not the worst Quiz I've ever played," would be an example of which of the following?

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litotes

Question 11

The resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction is: (Ex: end of Romeo & Juliet)

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denouement

Question 12

This technique is basically a story within a story. Citizen Kane or The Decameron are examples.

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frame narrative

Question 13

When the intended meaning of words is the opposite of their literal meaning, this creates

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irony

Question 14

If I were to say, "There's no place like home," I'm making a/an _______ to The Wizard of Oz.

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allusion

Question 15

Referring to a part to represent the whole (like calling the above men "gray beards") is called

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synecdoche

Question 16

"Tiny Tim taught Terry tablature" is an example of

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alliteration

Question 17

Oedipus Rex's hubris is his tragic flaw, or _________, which leads to his downfall. The term is

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hamartia

Question 18

The repetition of the short "E" sound in Poe's "The Bells" creates an effect known as

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assonance

Question 19

A pause in a line of poetry formed by the rhythms of natural speech rather than by metrics is

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caesura

Question 20

A sudden eye-opening moment regarding the nature of a person or a situation is known as a/an

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epiphany

Question 21

Hamlet's statement, "I must be cruel to be kind" is a literary example of this:

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paradox

Question 22

"I puked up beets and peas and lettuce and tomatoes and cucumbers and rice" is an example of

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polysyndeton

Question 23

The image provides a clear example of this literary technique:

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onomatopoeia

Question 24

In my plan book, I wrote, "Assign essay, due Tuesday." This is an example of

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a telegraphic sentence

Question 25

Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter is known as

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blank verse

Question 26

The technique used in the picture (meme) provided is known as

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pun

Question 27

A _____ is a use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing.

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colloquialism

Question 28

A ___ character is relatively uncomplicated and does not change throughout the course of a work

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flat

Question 29

"Lokelani absolutely adored Yadier. To her, his words were cotton candy" is an example of

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metaphor

Question 30

A typical character, action, or situation that represents universal patterns of human nature.

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archetype

Question 31

______ is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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oxymoron

Question 32

A character who contrasts another character to highlight certain aspects of his/her personality

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foil

Question 33

The deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence to achieve an artistic effect is

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anaphora

Question 34

Like alliteration, the repetition of consonant sounds within words (not just first letters) is

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consonance

Question 35

The chronological sequence of events is interrupted to present an event that occurred earlier:

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flashback

Question 36

A mixture of harsh and inharmonious sounds in writing is known as

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cacophony

Question 37

The image provides this type of rhyme:

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feminine rhyme

Question 38

"Her dress shimmered like a diamond in the sunlight" is an example of this technique:

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simile

Question 39

In poetry, it means moving over from one line to another without a terminating punctuation mark

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enjambment

Question 40

Ex: The cherry-red truck glimmered in the sunlight, emitting sparkles of red to woo in buyers.

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sight imagery

Literary Devices Quiz (Both Common and Obscure)

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Literary Devices Quiz (Both Common and Obscure)

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