Analyzing Literature and Vocabulary Skills Quiz

Challenge yourself with questions on literary devices, authors, and literary terms. Explore the world of literature and enhance your vocabulary.

#1

What literary device is used when a non-human object is given human-like qualities?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#2

Which of the following is a synonym for 'ambivalent'?

Certain
Indecisive
Confident
Determined
#3

What is the literary term for a poem or song written in honor of someone who has died?

Eulogy
Ode
Sonnet
Lament
#4

Who is the author of the novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'?

J.D. Salinger
John Steinbeck
Harper Lee
F. Scott Fitzgerald
#5

What term refers to the emotional atmosphere or mood created by a literary work?

Theme
Tone
Motif
Setting
#6

Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?

William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
George Bernard Shaw
Oscar Wilde
#7

In Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet', what family does Romeo belong to?

Montague
Capulet
Lancaster
York
#8

Who is the author of the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

J.D. Salinger
Harper Lee
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
#9

What is the definition of 'foreshadowing' in literature?

A hint or clue about events that will occur later in the story
A type of irony
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
#10

Who wrote the classic novel '1984'?

George Orwell
Aldous Huxley
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut
#11

What is the literary term for a story in which characters, events, and settings symbolize abstract qualities?

Allegory
Parable
Fable
Anecdote
#12

In 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, what is the name of the fictional land where most of the story takes place?

Narnia
Westeros
Middle-earth
Hogwarts
#13

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

Irony
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
#14

What is the meaning of the term 'denouement' in literary works?

The climax of the story
The resolution or outcome of the plot
The rising action
The introduction of the conflict
#15

Which of the following is an example of a bildungsroman?

'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen
'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger
'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville
#16

What literary device is used when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

Alliteration
Assonance
Anaphora
Epiphora
#17

What is the term for a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vices or follies through humor or irony?

Parody
Satire
Tragedy
Epic

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