Literary Terms Pop Quiz 2024-2025 (H4)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Which literary device is used here?
“Does a dream deferred dry up like a raisin in the sun?”

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. assonance
4. personification

Which of the following contains an example of personification?

1. He played the piano like a superstar.
2. My computer was working very hard.
3. Her eyes sparkled like champagne.
4. The sun made the sky brighter.

If an author uses _____________, he/she is able to vividly paint pictures or emotions in the reader’s mind.

1. allusion
2. metaphor
3. repetition
4. imagery

A(n) ___________________ is something that stands for something else.

1. symbol
2. metaphor
3. simile
4. irony

Foreshadowing is .....

1. The perspective from which a story is told.
2. When human qualities are attributed, or given, to non-human things.
3. When an author gives the reader hints or clues about what will happen next.
4. The time and place of a work.

A police officer gives you a ticket for
speeding. You say, “Thanks! You made my day, officer!”
This is an example of ...........

1. dramatic irony
2. situational irony
3. verbal irony
4. mental irony

What is the point of view / narrative perspective of "Nightmare in Yellow"?

1. first person
2. third person objective
3. third person limited
4. third person omniscient

Is Mr Spugg a ......................... character?

1. flat and static
2. flat and dynamic
3. round and static
4. round and dynamic

What is the genre of "2 B R 0 2 B"?

1. thriller
2. fantasy
3. comedy
4. dystopian

What is NOT a characteristic of a dystopian story?

1. a perfect crime
2. freedom is restricted by the government
3. environmental devastation
4. human life is not valuable