Literary Devices Quiz Trivia Test: MCQ!

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1.

I'm growing fonder of my staff; / I'm growing dimmer in the eyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh; / I'm growing deeper in my sighs. Which sound device is used in these two lines of poetry?
- A.
  
  Onomatopoeia
- B.
  
  Simile
- C.
  
  Rhyme
- D.
  
  Metaphor
Correct Answer
C. Rhyme

Explanation
*##*Correct! "Eyes" and "Sighs" rhyme at the end of each line.*##*No example of Onomatopoeia is in either line.
A metaphor is not a sound device.
A simile is not a sound device.

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. . BANG!!! There goes another building, / BOOM!!! And there go 2 more, Said the man who took target practice / In the seat of a military tank. The poet uses onomatopoeia in these two lines of poetry to describe
- A.
  
  Rhyme
- B.
  
  Rhyme Scheme
- C.
  
  A Metaphor
- D.
  
  The sound of the buildings blowing up.
Correct Answer
D. The sound of the buildings blowing up.

Explanation
Correct! Onomatopoeia is a sound device in which the sound of a word imitates its meaning.

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3.

Sing me no sad songs cause my heart's / been broken The poet uses alliteration in the lines above to describe
- A.
  
  What people do when their hearts are broken.
- B.
  
  Why the speaker is lonely.
- C.
  
  How the speaker feels about singing.
- D.
  
  When the speaker will stop mourning.
Correct Answer
A. What people do when their hearts are broken.

Explanation
Correct! The alliteration (the repeated "s" sound) in "Sing ...sad songs" describes what people do when their heart is broken.

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4.

All that I hear / Is the slish-slosh of the rain.The author uses onomatopoeia to help support a mood of
- A.
  
  Terror.
- B.
  
  Peacefulness.
- C.
  
  Anger.
- D.
  
  Fear.
Correct Answer
B. Peacefulness.

Explanation
Correct! The sound of rain (without thunder or other sounds of a storm) is peaceful.

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5.

Life is a bowl of cherries. In the above sentence, what image is represented?
- A.
  
  The image of a bowl of rotten cherries
- B.
  
  The image of life
- C.
  
  The image of a bowl full of cherries that are sweet and full of pits
- D.
  
  The image of a bowl that represents life
Correct Answer
C. The image of a bowl full of cherries that are sweet and full of pits

Explanation
Correct! The image of a bowl full of cherries is represented in the sentence. Cherries contain pits and they are sweet. Life is compared to a bowl of cherries because in life, there will sometimes be pits (disappointments) and sometimes sweetness (good things).

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6.

"The scissors furiously flash and fly.” The above sentence is an example of what poetic device?
- A.
  
  Onomatopoeia
- B.
  
  Rhyme
- C.
  
  Personification
- D.
  
  Alliteration
Correct Answer
D. Alliteration

Explanation
Correct! The "f" sound is repeated.

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7.

"At the ball, Prince Charming couldn't take his eyes off Cinderella." This sentence represents what poetic device?
- A.
  
  Flashback
- B.
  
  Foreshadowing
- C.
  
  Symbolism
- D.
  
  Metaphor
Correct Answer
B. Foreshadowing

Explanation
Correct! The sentence foreshadows the end of the story in which Prince Charming marries Cinderella.

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8.

"She never knows when to leave," John said. Then he added, "That reminds me of five years ago when my Aunt Clara visited our home." What literary device is represented in this sentence?
- A.
  
  Foreshadowing
- B.
  
  Symbolism
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Flashback
Correct Answer
D. Flashback

Explanation
Correct! A flashback is an interruption of present action to reveal something that happened earlier.

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9.

Before Tracy entered the building for her job interview, a black cat ran in front of her on the sidewalk. "That's a bad sign," she thought. The above passage represents what literary device?
- A.
  
  Flashback
- B.
  
  Personfication
- C.
  
  Symbolism
- D.
  
  Idiom
Correct Answer
C. Symbolism

Explanation
Correct! The black cat represents a bad sign in Tracy's mind.

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10.

Veins collapse, opening like the fists of sleeping Children. What image is compared to veins collapsing and opening?
- A.
  
  The fists of sleeping children
- B.
  
  Sleeping children
- C.
  
  Children
- D.
  
  None of the above
Correct Answer
A. The fists of sleeping children

Explanation
Correct! A sleeping child sometimes opens and closes his fist. This is compared to the opening and collapsing of veins.

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Literary Devices Quiz Trivia Test: MCQ!

I'm growing fonder of my staff; / I'm growing dimmer in the eyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh; / I'm growing deeper in my sighs. Which sound device is used in these two lines of poetry?

. . BANG!!! There goes another building, / BOOM!!! And there go 2 more, Said the man who took target practice / In the seat of a military tank. The poet uses onomatopoeia in these two lines of poetry to describe

Sing me no sad songs cause my heart's / been broken The poet uses alliteration in the lines above to describe

All that I hear / Is the slish-slosh of the rain.The author uses onomatopoeia to help support a mood of

Life is a bowl of cherries. In the above sentence, what image is represented?

"The scissors furiously flash and fly.” The above sentence is an example of what poetic device?

"At the ball, Prince Charming couldn't take his eyes off Cinderella." This sentence represents what poetic device?

"She never knows when to leave," John said. Then he added, "That reminds me of five years ago when my Aunt Clara visited our home." What literary device is represented in this sentence?

Before Tracy entered the building for her job interview, a black cat ran in front of her on the sidewalk. "That's a bad sign," she thought. The above passage represents what literary device?

Veins collapse, opening like the fists of sleeping Children. What image is compared to veins collapsing and opening?