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Onomatopoeia by William Safire
Onomatopoeia by William Safire
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Emma P. and Jordan G.'s expository writing project.
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The antecedent for “it” in line 10 is...
Henry Peacham
A word or "name"
"Flibbertigibbet"
"The Garden of Eloquence"
2
The speaker's primary purpose in this passage is to...
Entertain
Inform AND Entertain
Argue/Persuade
Inform
3
The pattern of exposition exemplified in the passage is best described as...
Consumer report
Process analysis
Problem/Solution
Definition
4
The word “tumultuous” in context (line 10) is best interpreted to mean...
Moist
Green
Big
Loud
5
The word “lexicographers” can be interpreted to mean...
People who like graphs
People who make graphs about word use
People who make dictionaries and study words
People who like words
6
In the sentence beginning “Since Willard Epsy...,” the speaker uses all of the following EXCEPT
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Allusion
7
The attitude of most of the passage is...
Outraged and scornful
Light and humorous
Apathetic and candid
Facetious and sarcastic
8
Thanks for playing! Hope you had fun!
Not really... 😬
I did have fun! 😊
9
The speaker's reference to Edgar Allan Poe serves primarily to...
Show how to pronounce “poetry” versus “onomatopoeia”
Allude to "The Raven"
Darken the tone
Increase his ethos
10
The phrase “buzz, hiss, bobwhite and babble” functions primarily as...
Personification
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Examples of onomatopoeia
11
Which of the following best summarizes the main topic of the passage?
The history and use of the onomatopoeia
The definition of the onomatopoeia
How to use an onomatopoeia
An explanation of how to create an onomatopoeia
12
The phrase “...flibbertigibbet, and the long-lost clapperclaw and kickle-kackle,” refers to...
To walk
To gossip or chatter
To swim
To leap or jump
13
The tone of the passage shifts from _____ to _____.
Informational to humorous
Somber to humorous
Humorous to informational
Apathetic to passionate
14
The speaker describes onomatopoeia use in an order best described as from _____ to _____.
West, East
Past, Present
East, West
North, South
15
What does the essay’s first sentence do for the reader?
Provides an allusion
Tells an anecdote related to the essay
Gives a thesis
States what the essay will be about
16
The phrase “slammed the vocabulary right in the kisser” contains which of the following?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
