Literary Devices Quiz

Question 1

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

Accepted Answer

Similie

Question 2

The end of the story is always the resolution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 4

What is the correct sequence of the elements of plot?

Accepted Answer

exposition, rising action,climax, falling action, resolution

Question 5

Who is the bad guy or the villain of the story?

Accepted Answer

Antagonist

Question 6

What is the Theme of a story?

Accepted Answer

The overall message of the story, the lesson learned

Question 7

The following sentence is an example of what literary device? "He's sick as a dog."

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 8

The following sentence is an example of what literary device? "Her eyes were stars in the dark"

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 9

Who is the hero, or the good guy of the story?

Accepted Answer

Protagonist

Question 10

What is it called when the author uses clues to hint at what might happen later in the story?

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Question 11

What literary device is this an example of-- "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 12

A figure of speech that using over exaggeration.

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 13

What is a phrase where the words have a different meaning than what is actually said?

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 14

What is it when you compare two things without using "like" or "as"?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 15

What are sound words like, "boom" and "pop" called?

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

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