Rhetorical appeals/devices are....

tools the writer can use to sway an audience.

An indication of a future event

In 'Zygote' the Creature could be a symbol of...

How vulnerable our identities are on the internet

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Dark romanticism is characterized by...

The macabre and irrational fears

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.

What is an extended metaphor?

A metaphor that is repeated and developed throughout work

Personification is...

When something non-human takes on human characteristics

How do you make an inference?

Use clues from the text and my background knowledge

What is a literary foil?

Characters who are opposite in many ways

In 'Tribes', the amateur robbers...

Couldn't decide who to rob based on race

In 'Sultana's Dream' the men were...

Segregated from the women and hidden away in the mardana

We complete literary analysis in order to...

Understand the text on a deeper level, Understand society from a different perspective

Repeats throughout a literary text

What is situational irony?

When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.

Literary devices are...

Language techniques writers use to create interesting text .

A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event

Compares two things at length and in many ways.

The word archetype means?

A recurrent symbol or motif in literature

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Rhetorical appeals/devices are....
boring and add no value to writing.
electronic devices used in the English classroom.
funny, short sayings.
tools the writer can use to sway an audience.
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A statement that may seem contradictory but could make sense
Simile
Pathetic fallacy
Paradox
Literary analysis
3
Mood or feeling that is developed through various means...
Allegory
Alliteration
Simile
Atmosphere
4
Which literary texts did Edgar Allan Poe write?
Annabel Lee
The Black Cat
All of the above
Murders in the Rue Morgue
5
Foreshadowing
Comparing two things using like or as
An indirect reference
An indication of a future event
Words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally
6
In 'Zygote' the Creature could be a symbol of...
That science is bad
How easy it is to create a monster
How vulnerable we are as humans
How vulnerable our identities are on the internet
7
'War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength'
Juxtaposition
Oxymoron
Paradox
Pathetic fallacy
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Alliteration
Keep away from or stop yourself from doing
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Arranging ideas and details of belief based on evidence and experience
exaggerated statements or claims not mean to be taken literally
9
Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, but we know that she's only asleep
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Inferenced irony
Situational irony
10
Dark romanticism is characterized by...
The macabre and irrational fears
No light source in the stories
God and religion
The macabre and rational fears
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Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are...
I'm unsure
Foils
Best friends
Brothers
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Wisdom and foolishness
Pathetic fallacy
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Juxtaposition
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What literary devices are present in this example?
Allusion and simile
Allegory and simile
Tone and simile
Alliteration and simile
14
What is dramatic irony?
Verbs are cool.
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.
When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
15
What is an extended metaphor?
A complex sentence containing a comparison
A simile disguised as a metaphor
A metaphor that compares something long to something short
A metaphor that is repeated and developed throughout work
16
Personification is...
When something non-human takes on human characteristics
When something inanimate remains the same
When a person becomes an animal
I'm unsure
17
Flashback is when...
There is no light source in the story
You jump forward in a story
There is lightning in the story
You jump backwards in a story
18
This Flannery O'Connor story has been described as "Southern Gothic".
Gone with the Wind
A Good Man is Hard to Find
The Cask of Amontillado
The Masque of the Red Death
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How do you make an inference?
Use clues from the text and my background knowledge
think about the whole text and what the author teaches
use context clues
think really hard and the answer will come to me
20
What is a literary foil?
A short speech given by one character
Characters who are opposite in many ways
A humorous play on words
A long uninterrupted speech given by one character
21
In 'Tribes', the amateur robbers...
Couldn't decide what to steal in the store
Couldn't decide who to rob based on race
Couldn't decide which way to go
Couldn't decide how much they should steal
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Pick the example of alliteration
Karli couldn't come outside
The car went "bang!"
The sun is a lightbulb
The moon reflected the sun
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In 'The Tell-Tale Heart', the narrator mentions the old man's...
Lack of awareness
Evil eye
Eagle Eye
Hidden stash of gold
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In 'Sultana's Dream' the men were...
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the choroot
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the mardana
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the zenana
Expected to work alongside the women
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In 'The Lord of the Rings', the One Ring is a symbol for...
Ultimate power
Fragility of relationships
Marriage
My precioussss
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We complete literary analysis in order to...
Understand the text on a deeper level
Understand society from a different perspective
To sound intelligent
Because my English teacher expects me to
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A motif...
Repeats in just a paragraph
Doesn't repeat
Is also an oxymoron
Repeats throughout a literary text
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What is situational irony?
It is snowy.
When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
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What literary devices are present?
Allusion, simile, and imagery
Allusion, simile, and literary analysis
Allusion, simile, and tone
Allusion, simile, and metaphor
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That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding a dinosaur.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
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Macbeth is an example of a...
A good king
A not very interesting hero
A video game character
Tragic hero
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'Dime a dozen'
Alliteration
Idiom
Simile
Oxymoron
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An example of an Archetype is?
Contemporary Style poetry
Any poem by William Shakespeare
Gloomy weather in literature
The tragic hero
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An example of trope is...
A dilapidated location in a horror movie
An innocent child
A superhero wearing capes and Spandex
All of the above
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Literary devices are...
word choices.
an image created through style choices.
the emotion that an author presents in their work.
Language techniques writers use to create interesting text .
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Allusion
The power to bring about a result
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event
To make evident or prove
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Wealth and poverty in 'The Prince and the Pauper'
I'm unsure
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Literary analysis
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Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
Verbal irony
Hyperbole
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
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Flannery O'Connor was known for writing about the intersection of ______ and ______.
Religion and violence
Forgiveness and grief
Morality and redemption
Diversity and friendship
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What is an allegory?
A text that uses foreshadowing.
A text about capitalism.
A text with a hidden meaning.
A text about communism.
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In 'A Good Man is Hard to Find', the Grandmother saw herself as a...
Proper Southern lady
An arrogant poet
A good wife
A politician
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Extended Metaphor
Literary device that gives us a hidden meaning
Figure of speech that compares things w/o using like or as.
Comparison of two things in one sentence
Compares two things at length and in many ways.
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What does the idiom mean?
Someone who hates books
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who loves to read
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The word archetype means?
A type of arc
A fixed image or idea of a particular type of person/thing
A recurrent symbol or motif in literature
Having distinctive qualities of a particular person/thing

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