MCQs on Literary Devices in Literature

MCQs on Literary Devices in Literature

Literary Devices In English Literature


A literary device or figurative language is a technique, which the writers used to adds substance or an effect to the text in their writing. A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in a distinctive way. It is used to help the reader to create a more detailed image of what is happening within the writing. In various types of written work, literary devices can be used likewise, fiction, poetry, song and others. Importance of Literary devices in literature are an excellent way for writers in order to make their readers connect with the character within a story  and they can create a deeper meaning to these characters and their situations. There are many literary devices forms and elements in literature, but here we discuss the more commonly used literary devices by the writers and used by them in a very specific way in the form of MCQs. All MCQs on Literary Devices In Literature questions and answers are published according to the new study syllabus for academic year 2021-22.


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Literary Devices MCQs (Questions and Answers)


 Examples Of Literary Devices In Literature:

Following are the Literary devices used by the writers in a very specific way.

Alliteration Definition And Example:

Q1. The repetition of an initial consonant sound is called:

  1. imagery
  2. alliteration
  3. assonance

Answer: b

 

Q2.  “A moist young moon hung above the mist of a neighboring meadow” is an example of which literary device?

  1. Alliteration
  2. Symbol
  3. Metaphor

Answer: a

 

Definition Of Irony With Examples:

Q3. Which literary device includes the use of words to express something different or opposite from their literal meaning, totally beyond our expectations?

  1. Hyperbole
  2. Irony
  3. Simile

Answer: b

 

Q4. “Water water every, but not a drop to drink”, is an example of which figurative language?

  1. Symbol
  2. Simile
  3. Irony

Answer: c

 

Q5.  “The directions were as clear as mud” belong to which literary device. 

  1. Irony
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Metaphor

Answer: a

 


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What is Imagery?

Q6. When an author uses words that appeal to our one or more senses is termed as:

  1. personification
  2. Simile
  3. imagery

Answer: c

  Examples Of Imagery:

Q7. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep,                                                                                                       But I have promiss to keep…”,                                                                                                                 In the above lines, Robert Frost used which type of  imagery?

  1. Olfactory imagery
  2. Visual imagery
  3. Auditory imagery

Answer: b

 

Q8. “The trees rustled as the wind whistled gently through the leaves” is the basic example of which imagery?

  1. Visual imagery
  2. Auditory imagery
  3. Kinesthetic imagery

Answer: b

 

Q9. “My toes went numb and a shiver ran through my body as I stepped into the cold water”, belong to which type of imagery?

  1. Kinesthetic imagery
  2. Auditory imagery
  3. Gustatory imagery

Answer: a

 

Q10. “Her mouth watered and her tongue burned as she bit into the sour, peppery mango chow”, the line describes which type of imagery?

  1. Gustatory imagery
  2. Auditory imagery
  3. Kinesthetic imagery

Answer: a

 

Q11. “The stench of rotting garbage overpowered my nostrils when I opened the bin”, which imagery is described by the line?

  1. Kinesthetic imagery
  2. Olfactory imagery
  3. Visual imagery

Answer: b

 


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Symbol In Literature Definition With Examples:

Q12. Writers use colors, animals, things, places or elements in order  to represent other things is termed as:

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Symbol

Answer: c

 

Q13. Examples of symbol include:

  1. Crown-Wealth, Black-Death, Red-Angry
  2. Snake-Evil, Dove-Peace, Autumn- Middle age
  3. Both a and b

Answer: c

 

Definition And Examples Of Personification:

Q14. A literary device or figure of speech in which human qualities are given to a non-human subject is termed as:

  1. hyperbole
  2. personification
  3. simile

Answer: b

 

Q15. “The moon was resting in the midnight sky”, is the best example of which figure of speech?

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification

Answer: c

 

Q16. “Opportunity knocked boldly on the door, but fear could not bring itself to answer”, is the best example of which figurative language?

  1. Personification
  2. Imagery
  3. Irony

Answer: a

 


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Metaphor Definition And Examples:

Q17. Which figure of speech compares two unlike things, that aren’t alike but do have something in common?

  1. Imagery
  2. Simile
  3. Metaphor

Answer: c

 

Q18. “Like” or “as”, does not use in which figure of speech? 

  1. Metaphor
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Irony

Answer: a

 

Q19. An example of metaphor includes:

  1. My son is like a moon.
  2. My son is a moon.
  3. My son is as beautiful as moon

Answer: b

 

Q20. “Her eyes were diamonds”, is a best example of which literary device?

  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Irony

Answer: b

 

Definition Of Simile And Examples:

Q21. Which figure of speech or literary device compares two dissimilar things by using the key words “like” or “as”?

  1. Hyperbole
  2. Personification
  3. Simile

Answer: c

 

Q22. Best examples of simile include:

  1. Cool as a cucumber, Slept like a log
  2. My son is like a moon, They fought like cats and dogs
  3. Both a and b

Answer: c

 


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Hyperbole Definition And Examples:

Q23. Which  figure of speech  is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect and is not to be taken literally?

  1. Metaphor
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Irony

Answer: b

 

Q24. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!, is the best example of which literary device? 

  1. Hyperbole
  2. Alliteration
  3. Imagery

Answer: a

 

Q25. The example of hyperbole includes:

  1. He’s running faster than the wind.
  2. Your skin is softer than silk.
  3. Both a and b

Answer: c

 

Definition Of Onomatopoeia With Examples:

Q26. When a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken is termed as: 

  1. Hyperbole
  2. Onomatopoeia
  3. Imagery

Answer: b

 


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Q27. Which literary device appeals to the sense of hearing, and writers use it to bring a story or poem to life in the reader’s head?

  1. Imagery
  2. Irony
  3. Onomatopoeia.

Answer: c

 

Q28. Example of onomatopoeia includes:

  1. The rustling leaves kept me awake.
  2. The sack fell into the river with a splash.
  3. Both a and b.

Answer: c

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