Literary Device Pre-assessment Quiz
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Use your prior knowledge of literary devices to complete this pre-assessment activity.
- 1."Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of:
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Simile
- D.
Personifcation
- 2.An extreme exaggeration is called a(n)
- A.
Allusion
- B.
Hyperbole
- C.
Oxymoron
- D.
Simile
- 3.Which is NOT a form of conflict?
- A.
Man vs. Man
- B.
Man vs. Himself
- C.
Man vs. Nature
- D.
All of the above are examples of conflict
- 4.A well-painted mental image is called:
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Oxymoron
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Imagery
- 5.The contrast between what happens and what was expected.
- A.
Irony
- B.
Tone
- C.
Personification
- D.
Foreshadowing
- 6.A comparison between two objects without using "like" or "as"...
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Oxymoron
- D.
Personification
- 7.The feeling the reader takes away with him or her after reading...
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Tone
- C.
Mood
- D.
Theme
- 8.Which of the following is a simile?
- A.
"She is an angel"
- B.
"Jumbo Shrimp"
- C.
'She is like an angel"
- D.
"The wind whistled through the trees"
- 9.The moral or message of the story is called the ...
- A.
Theme
- B.
Tone
- C.
Voice
- D.
Mood
- 10."Buzz" and "BAM!" are examples of
- A.
Allusions
- B.
Allegories
- C.
Onomatopoeia
- D.
Similes
- 11."pretty ugly" and "jumbo shrimp" are examples of:
- A.
Similies
- B.
Onomatopoeia
- C.
Personification
- D.
Oxymoron
- 12.The giving of human-like traits to inanimate objects is...
- A.
Personification
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Oxymoron
- D.
Theme
- 13.The use of "I", "me", "mine" in a point of view is...
- A.
First person
- B.
Second person
- C.
Third person
- D.
Omniscient
- 14.The point of view where the narrator tells the story to another character using "you," so that the story is being told through the addressee's point of view?
- A.
First person
- B.
Second person
- C.
Third person
- D.
Omniscient
- 15.The point of view where the reader only knows the actions and saying of the characters is called...
- A.
First person
- B.
Second person
- C.
Third person
- D.
Omniscient
- 16.The reader knows what the characters are thinking, saying and doing. ("God-like")
- A.
First person
- B.
Second person
- C.
Third person
- D.
Omniscient
- 17.The author's feelings towards the subject or topic is called the...
- A.
Theme
- B.
Mood
- C.
Tone
- D.
None of the above
- 18.Links the objects, characters, and events of a story with meanings beyond the literal meaning of the story; tells a larger story using characters and events as symbols
- A.
Idiom
- B.
Personification
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Allegory
- 19.When an author incorporates a hint, warning, or indication of a future event into his/her writing
- A.
Mood
- B.
Foreshadowing
- C.
Tone
- D.
Symbolism
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