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Literary Devices and Concepts

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Test your knowledge on various literary devices and concepts used in literature

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1
Motif is significant in what?
Character name
Overall text
Single scene
Dialogue only
2
Denouement involves what?
Character intro
End resolution
Beginning
Middle
3
Flashbacks are used to?
Predict future
Show past events
Introduce characters
Describe settings
4
A protagonist is what in a story?
Sidekick
Main character
Villain
Extra
5
Propaganda aims to?
Educate
Persuade
Entertain
Confuse
6
What is a Bildungsroman?
Coming of age
Sci-fi novel
Historical fiction
Detective novel
7
Postmodern writing disrupts?
Realism
Book sales
Author bios
Grammar rules
8
Neologism refers to a?
Old phrase
Historical event
New word
Math formula
9
Palimpsest is valuable for?
Modern art
Science experiments
Cooking recipes
Historical research
10
Oxymoron combines what?
Multiple plots
Same ideas
Contradictory elements
Similar terms
11
Personification gives qualities to?
Ideas
Cities
Colors
Objects
12
Satire primarily explores?
Vice or folly
Romance
Adventure
Technology
13
Patriarchy emphasizes power of?
Men
Outsiders
Children
Animals
14
True or false: Irony is always sincere.
True
False
15
Euphemism is used to?
Conceal
Praise
Clarify
Offend
16
True or false: Elegy celebrates life.
False
True
17
Parody is meant to be?
Mysterious
Humorous
Tragic
Serious
18
Is dystopia an ideal world?
True
False
19
Symbolism involves association of?
Numbers
Sounds
Thoughts
Facts