References known by the audience

Literary Devices Quiz

Test your knowledge on various literary devices such as irony, simile, metaphor, imagery, and more in this engaging quiz.

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Questions 24

Answers

1
Metaphor compares by saying?
One thing is another
Sudden story end
Opposite event happens
Using like or as
2
Situational irony surprises by?
Audience knowledge
Symbolism
Human traits
Opposite outcome
3
Allusion refers to?
Plot twists
References known by the audience
New characters
Sensory details
4
Allegory is a story with?
Only literal meaning
Sudden endings
Flashbacks only
Symbols and layers
5
Personification means?
Opposite event
Human traits to objects
Sudden ending
Using similes
6
Suspense creates?
Flashback scenes
Clear answers
Excitement or anxiety
Symbol meanings
7
Foreshadowing does what?
Describes senses
Ends story suddenly
Hints future events
Gives human traits
8
What device ends story unresolved?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Cliffhanger
Allegory
9
Allegory contains?
Hidden meanings
Flashbacks
Similes
Oxymorons
10
Symbol represents?
Only literal
Only hidden
Literal and hidden
Opposite meanings
11
What is verbal irony?
Unexpected event
Audience knows more
Using similes
Saying opposite meaning
12
True or False: Flashbacks add future context.
True
False
13
Flashback shows?
Symbol meaning
Past scene
Future event
Current action
14
Dramatic irony is when?
Story ends suddenly
Characters know all
Using oxymorons
Audience knows more
15
Anachronism means?
Wrong time period
Sudden ending
Flashback scene
Symbolic meaning
16
Foreshadowing is a type of?
Hint
Allegory
Irony
Flashback
17
What is a cliffhanger?
Foreshadowing hint
Sudden unresolved ending
Flashback scene
Personification use
18
Imagery appeals to?
Logic only
The senses
Characters' thoughts
Plot twists
19
Allusion requires?
Reader knowledge
New characters
Plot twists
Sensory details
20
Situational irony means?
Sudden story end
Using metaphors
Characters unaware
Opposite event happens
21
Simile uses which words?
If or then
Like or as
Is or are
And or but
22
Which device uses 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Simile
23
Oxymoron combines?
Past and future
Similar words
Opposite words
Symbols only
24
Which device gives human traits?
Symbol
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron

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Literary Devices Quiz

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Test your knowledge on various literary devices such as irony, simile, metaphor, imagery, and more in this engaging quiz.

Flashcards24 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 24

Answers

1
Metaphor compares by saying?
One thing is another
Sudden story end
Opposite event happens
Using like or as
2
Situational irony surprises by?
Audience knowledge
Symbolism
Human traits
Opposite outcome
3
Allusion refers to?
Plot twists
References known by the audience
New characters
Sensory details
4
Allegory is a story with?
Only literal meaning
Sudden endings
Flashbacks only
Symbols and layers
5
Personification means?
Opposite event
Human traits to objects
Sudden ending
Using similes
6
Suspense creates?
Flashback scenes
Clear answers
Excitement or anxiety
Symbol meanings
7
Foreshadowing does what?
Describes senses
Ends story suddenly
Hints future events
Gives human traits
8
What device ends story unresolved?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Cliffhanger
Allegory
9
Allegory contains?
Hidden meanings
Flashbacks
Similes
Oxymorons
10
Symbol represents?
Only literal
Only hidden
Literal and hidden
Opposite meanings
11
What is verbal irony?
Unexpected event
Audience knows more
Using similes
Saying opposite meaning
12
True or False: Flashbacks add future context.
True
False
13
Flashback shows?
Symbol meaning
Past scene
Future event
Current action
14
Dramatic irony is when?
Story ends suddenly
Characters know all
Using oxymorons
Audience knows more
15
Anachronism means?
Wrong time period
Sudden ending
Flashback scene
Symbolic meaning
16
Foreshadowing is a type of?
Hint
Allegory
Irony
Flashback
17
What is a cliffhanger?
Foreshadowing hint
Sudden unresolved ending
Flashback scene
Personification use
18
Imagery appeals to?
Logic only
The senses
Characters' thoughts
Plot twists
19
Allusion requires?
Reader knowledge
New characters
Plot twists
Sensory details
20
Situational irony means?
Sudden story end
Using metaphors
Characters unaware
Opposite event happens
21
Simile uses which words?
If or then
Like or as
Is or are
And or but
22
Which device uses 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Simile
23
Oxymoron combines?
Past and future
Similar words
Opposite words
Symbols only
24
Which device gives human traits?
Symbol
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron