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What is third person limited point of view?
narrator tells the story from only three character's pov
narrator tells the story from all the character's pov
narrator refuses to tell the story from only one character's pov
narrator tells the story from only one character's pov
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"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device?
Denotation
Euphony
Euphemism
Paradox
3
A sonnet has 16 lines.
True
False
4
A dozen tight fists pounded the criminal's clavicle uses a unique type of metaphor. Which types of metaphor are used?
None of These
Implied
Standard
Visual
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flat character is
story character who has no depth usually has three personalities
story character who has no depth usually has two personalities
story character who has lots of depth
story character who has no depth usually has one personality
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Irony of the __________ is a specific type of irony that is used to put an unexpected plot twist.
Hubris
Situation
Flashback
Moment
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Can I get your number?
Is an example of?
synecdoche
Antidote
synagogue
Hit on
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blank verse is?
poetry written in meter with an ending rhyme
prose written in meter without an ending rhyme
poetry written in meter without an beginning rhyme
poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme
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irony is
A contrast between expectation and reality
Reality objectively examined
The similarities of ideas
A comparison between expectation and reality
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What is personification?
Figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human traits
Making people
When a person grows
Figure of thinking in which an object or human is given animal traits
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cacophony is a blend of unharmonious sounds
True
False
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A sestet is an eight line stanza.
False
True
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end rhyme is
times occurring at the end of the line
rhymes occurring in the middle of the line
rhymes occurring at the start of the line
rhymes occurring at the end of the line
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Pick the examples of onomatopoeia.
whoosh
ouch
bang
shshhsh
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What is irony of situation?
refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected
refers to an occurrence that is similar to what is intended
refers to a language that is agreeable to what is expected
Expectations are not violated
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A character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself
Omniscient point of view
first-person point of view
third-person POV
Second-person point of view
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"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
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deus ex machina is
resolution of a plot by chance or coincidence
resolution of a charactert by chance or coincidence
resolution of a plot by careful planning
resolution of yo momma
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double-entendre
a phrase that could has no meaning
a phrase that Yo Momma gives meaning
a phrase that could have two meanings
a phrase that could have three meanings
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"Up went the bacon strips" is an example of what literary technique?
Inversion
Ekphrastic
Twist
Cacophony
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A dynamic character does not change
True
False
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figure of speech is
a way of saying something other than the ordinary way
a way of cooking something other than the ordinary way
a way of drawing something other than the ordinary way
a way of painting something other than the ordinary way
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What is rhyme scheme?
Stuff books have
Regular words in a poem
An irregular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
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When the audience of a story/play knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
Dramatic Irony
Simile
Aphorism
Irony
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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected is rhetorical.
False
True
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caesura is
pause at the start of a line
pause at the end of a line
pause in the middle of a line
pause that does not happen
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figurative language is
Words that are written to create a feeling
Language that is spoken to create a special effect or feeling
Language that is written to create a special effect or feeling
The shape of a body
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denotation is the literal meaning of a word
True
False
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An octave is ?
4 line stanza
8 line stanza
8 line paragraph
6 line stanza
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A metaphoric compound word or phrase used as a synonym for a common noun is a?
Kenning
Konning
Kevining
Canning
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"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Imagery
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
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What is point of view?
Proof of Value
A place to stand and look
The perspective from which a story is told
Place on Vermont
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A contradiction or dilemma in which the opposite of what is natural is actually true
paradox
oxymoron
preposition
paraphrase
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Rhythm is an irregularly recurring sequence of events or actions.
True
False
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"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?
Allegory
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
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characterization is
process of raising a character's problems
process of hiding a character's personality
What late students are
process of revealing a character's personality
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Pick which ones are
themes?
love
friendship
death & dieing
courage
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Double rhyme is
rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
spine where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the third last syllable
time where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
simile
metaphor
oxymoron
paradox
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A type of intelligent conclusion drawn by the reader based on clues and observations is called a(n) __________?
Inference
Anecdote
Metaphor
Guess
41
If you were bullied by another kid on the playground, and your friend came over and said "I'll bet you loved that"
Assonance
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Irony
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A static character changes during a story.
False
True
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What is dramatic irony?
when the characters understand the situation but not the audience
character awareness
when the audience understands the situation but not the characters
When yo momma doesn't understand the situation
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An understatement is?
A deliberate representation of something as greater than it actually is
A deliberate representation of something as lesser than it actually is
A serious drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic character
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
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Which are examples of satire?
South Park
I am not young enough to know everything.
Animal Farm
The Simpsons
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climax is
point where kindness hits its highest point
point where conflict hits its last point
point where entropy hits its highest point
point where conflict hits its highest point
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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
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verbal irony is
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
A figure of speech in which Glassett never uses
A figure of speech in which what is said is the same as what is meant
A figure in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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What is omniscient point of view?
where the narrator knows nothing about the characters told in the 3rd p
where the narrator knows nothing
where the narrator knows everything about the reader told in the 3rd p
where the narrator knows everything about the characters told in the 3rd p
50
"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
Comparison
Chiasmus
Metaphor
Simile
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Figure of speech used to address an imaginary character, an abstract concept, or an object
apostrophe
alliteration
emphasis
onomatopoeia
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"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques?
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Imagery
Personification
54
A quatrain is?
A four-line stanza
A six-line stanza
An eight-line stanza
A nine-line stanza
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A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else
False
True
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_________ is a very commonly used device that gives hints about future events in the story before they happen.
Foreshadowing
Circumlocution
Conflict
Doppelganger
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The substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend
simily
euphemism
metaphor
earphone
58
"Flaming ice" is an example of what literary technique?
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Euphemism
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A simile is?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison using "music" or "jazz"
A comparison using "bike" or "as"
A comparison using "strike" or "has"
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connotation is
primary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
tertiary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
secondary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
denotation
