Literary Devices Quiz

What must be capitalized?

• A) Noun

• B) Proper Noun

• C) Adjective

• D) Alliteration

What describes a noun or a pronoun?

• A) Noun

• B) Proper Noun

• C) Adjective

• D) Alliteration

What is alliteration?

• A) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• B) Two or more words close together that begin with the same letter sound

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is an archetype?

• A) An image or idea that is repeated many times in a work of literature

• B) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is a motif?

• A) An image or idea that is repeated many times in a work of literature

• B) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is situational irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is dramatic irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is verbal irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is sarcasm?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

What is a narrative?

• A) The time, place, and culture in which the story takes place

• B) The order of events in a story

• C) Any speech or writing that tells a story

• D) The struggle between a character and another character or other obstacle