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AP Lang. Rhetorical Lit. Term Quiz
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Tone describes the author;s attitude towards...
Both his/her material and the audience
His/her material
The audience
Neither his/her material and the audience
2
Choose the best answer which relates to rhetorical appeal
narration
ethos, logos, pathos
persuasion
poetry
3
"I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy & popcorn & sat in the 2nd row." Sentence type?
balanced sentence
periodic sentence
loose sentence
complex sentence
4
"Let me give you a hand."
Metonymy
Metaphor
Simile
Synecdoche
5
An example of someone who is pedantic?
Patrick from Spongebob
Spencer from iCarly
Sheldon Lee from The Big Bang Theory
Jackson Stewart from Hannah Montana
6
Style could best be described as...
A nice wardrobe
The tone an author chooses to use
A type of writing
An evaluation of the literary devices an author uses
7
A syllogism is composed of...
1 major & 1 minor premise
1 major premise & a conclusion
2 major & 1 minor premise
1 major & 1 minor premise & a conclusion
8
Poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction are all examples of what?
Breeds of cats, duh...
Connotation
genres
Themes
9
Which lit term means changing harsh words to sound more pleasant?
Connotation
Euphemism
Irony
Paradox
10
Which of the following doesn't create the atmosphere?
Dialogue
Description of weather
Author's choice of objects
Setting
11
What is a narrative?
Telling of story/account or an event in a series of events.
Intellectually amusing language that surprises & delights.
The repetition of a phrase throughout a section of reading.
Ironic minimising of fact, presenting as less than.
12
Which is an example of metonymy?
Why do these eyes of mine deceive me?
That car is speedy.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Better safe than sorry.
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What is atmosphere?
Subject's features exaggerated to produce comedic effect.
Mood created by entirety of literary work.
Serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral advice.
Area surrounding the Earth and space.
14
Parallelism adds emphasis by using what?
Description
Repetition
Contradiction
Ridicule
15
What is an example of prose?
Fiction and nonfiction
Drama
Only nonfiction
Poetry
16
Which is an example of an ad hominem argument?
We don't have ice because the store had none.
We don't have ice because it melted.
You're a Republican & suck, so we don't have ice
Where did the ice go?
17
What are rhetorical modes?
simile
metonomy
personification
exposition, argumentation, description, narration
18
Watering down the use of unpleasant or offensive words is...
connotation
allegory
euphemism
diction
19
Define Satire
ridicule that aims to reform human/society
represents something else
Comparison using like or as
deductive system
20
How is inference used in literary analysis?
To define the meaning of a word.
To cite a source for info gathered.
To quote evidence for a claim.
To come to a conclusion by drawing info from text.
21
What are the two specific types of understatement?
Simile & metaphor
Hyperbole & sarcasm
Litotes & Meiosis
Parallelism & Pendantic
22
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement is a/n...
hyberpole
hyperpole
hyperbole
hyberbole
23
"I have served on this committee for 28 years" is an appeal to...
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Legos
24
"Life is a bowl of cherries" is a...
Clause
Conceit
Connotation
Colloquialism
25
Which of these example is an oxymoron?
Big elephant
Fixed order
Living dead
Horribly awful
26
What word represents the nonliteral meaning of a word?
Metonymy
Invective
Connotation
Chiasmus
27
Which of these people would most likely NOT deliver a homily?
Sue Howard
Priest
Professor
Prostitute
28
Homily is all of the following, EXCEPT...
Lecture
Speech
Serious talk
Parody
29
What is diction?
equal to fiction
synonym of connotation
Word choice
Greek for "good speech"
30
"Leave me alone!" Type of mood?
Imperative mood
Indicative mood
Subjunctive mood
31
The three rhetorical appeals were defined by ___?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Mrs. Howard
32
What is the best synonym for atmosphere?
Description
Tone
Setting
Mood
33
Euphemism is Greek for:
"God speech"
"Jesus speech"
"Devil speech"
"Good speech"
34
"Mike's dog was a Cocker Spaniel." Which is a predicate nominative in this sentence?
Mike's
was
Cocker Spaniel
Dog
35
Imagery appeals to...
caring mothers
The five senses
readers
authors
36
What is onomatopoeia?
An Italian cuisine
Statement, upon closer inspection, reveals a contradiction.
An intellectualized comparison between two things.
Formation of a word from sound associated with it.
37
Which is a paradox?
Rome wasn't built in a day
Fair is foul and foul is fair
All's fair in love and war
I came, I saw, I conquered.
38
What is one type of subject complement that follows a linking verb?
Predicate nominative
Syntax
None of the above
Predicate adjective
39
What are the 2 purposes of style?
Classification of authors/comparison to similar authors
An evaluation or sum of the choices an author makes?
To create a mood?
Both 1 & 2
40
What is personification?
A statement that looks self-contradictory
Human characteristics applied to non human things
Something that means something else
Terms that uses natural sounds with words
41
What makes a periodic sentence periodic?
It has an exclamation point.
It has a question mark.
A sentence that presents two different ideas.
A sentence that presents main idea at the end.
42
"Abe Lincoln was a man of integrity." "man of integrity" is an example of...
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective
Logos
Who is Abe Lincoln?
43
Gives a sort of familiar/informal tone by using slang and informality in speech or writing?
Colloquialism
Clause
Conceit
Denotation
44
What is NOT the purpose of wit?
to delight
to amuse
to be ironic
to surprise
45
An apostrophe can also be identifies as a(n)...
direct address
Japanese dish
metaphor
satanic ritual
46
What is a loose sentence?
Joining words that loosely fit together.
A sentence that is falling apart.
A sentence that has a broad understanding.
A sentence where the main idea is elaborated by clauses.
47
In which can mood be expressed?
all of the above
theme
Setting
atmosphere
48
_____ shows the mood an author is trying to convey.
Syntax
Thesis
Tone
Diction
49
What is the definition of connotation?
poor word choice
Type of poetry
implied, suggested meaning
symbolism
50
What is an example of a paradox?
Like father, like son.
I am nobody
both 2 & 3
"Nervous excitement" (Hawthorne 65).
51
Which of the following is an aphorism?
You smell like roses.
The dog gave a loud bark.
Actions speak louder than words.
I love you.
52
What does a clause contain?
Only a subject
A subject and a verb
Only an adverb
Only a verb
53
Which of these is an example of a subordinate clause?
Although Kari hates him, she agreed to go to the dance w/him
Sings the best song
The horse ran across the plain and ate the baby mule.
I enjoy small carrots.
54
What is a homily?
formal speech
Something you say to yourself at night
A religious saying
informal lecture that gives advice
55
What is a parody?
A figure of speech
Telling of a story or account of an event
Self contradictory statement
A work that imitates another for comic effect
56
Which is these examples is NOT a type of symbol?
Conventional
Unnatural
Literary
Natural
