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Quiz on style in literature. #style #literature
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1
Which of the following is an example of
formal
or
high
diction?
leave
exit
egress
vamoose
2
"It was the Wawanash River, which every spring overflowed its banks." is what type of sentence?
compound-complex
simple
complex
compound
3
Which of the following words has the most
negative connotation
?
gaunt
svelte
fit
trim
4
The repetition of the same grammatical form is called
balance
vividness
parallelism
grammaticon
5
Which is the most
specific
word below?
peach
dessert
food
fruit
6
Which of the following words is most
abstract
?
cold
sweet
creamy
good
7
The more
specificity
and
concreteness
, the less...
ice cream
exactness
vividness
ambiguity
8
"Nora sat in front of me by the confession box." is what type of sentence?
simple
complex
compound-complex
compound
9
The language of relaxed, common activities.
neutral
substandard
colloquial
formal
10
The art of effective and persuasive writing.
ambiguity
style
denotation
rhetoric
11
Which of the following is
NOT
a term describing the degree of a word's formality?
neutral
formal
informal
elegant
12
True or false?
Abstract and general words have no place at all in good writing.
Wrong answer
General Blank
False
True
13
Informal or low diction is correct for most narrative dialogue (depending on the speaker).
Wrong answer
Yo, Adrian!
False
True
14
True or false?
If a story is good, you probably do not notice its style.
The Cat in the Hat
False
True
Wrong Answer
15
The term describing the qualities of the writer's word choices.
friction
diction
selection
election
16
True or False? Style
should be distinguished from content when analyzing literature.
True
Gangnam
False
Wrong Answer