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1
If you’re going to use a pun in an essay, what are the best places for it?
Title and introduction
Introduction, conclusion, or title
Introduction and conclusion
Title and conclusion
2
Define foreshadowing.
A hint at something that will happen later
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
A flashback of what happened previously
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
3
What can flashback do?
Interrupt a chronological narrative
Complicate a plot
Further develop characters
All of the above
4
When can parody NOT be used?
In movies
In literature
At a comedy show
At a formal show
5
Is this an example of antithesis?"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." - Goethe
False
True
6
What is a parody?
A rewritten more serious version of an original
A biting criticism
A sequel
A funny mimicry of an original
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Which of the following would parody Harry Potter
A movie about wizards based on the books
A book about Harry Potter the farmer
A poem about Harry Potter, the wizard-pig at Hogwarts
A TV show about real-life magicians
8
Saying the opposite of what you mean is…
Situational irony
Not irony
Verbal irony
Coincidence
9
Select the true statement about Antithesis.
Figure of speech which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
All of the above
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
10
Select what type of satire is dark, ratherthan comedic?
Juvenalian
Menippean
Horatian
11
“Wordplay” refers to…
Word games
All of the above
Puns
Double Entendre
12
What kind of paradox is “This statement is a lie”?
Logical paradox
Illusory paradox (oxymoron)
Literary paradox
All of the above
13
Suspense is created by
Flashback
Foreshawing
14
Which of the following is NOT one of the main uses of irony?
Generating humor
Showing the absurdity of life
Revealing a character/perspective
Showing a logical connection
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Which of this is NOT an element of satire?
Sarcasm
Exaggeration
Irony
Paradox
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What is Oxymoron?
Oxymoron is the expression using language that normally signifies opposites
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms in conjunction
Oxymoron a person or thing that is the opposite of someone or something
Oxymoron is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
17
Euphemisms replace ___ terms withmore delicate phrases
Pleasant
Unpleasant
Direct
Rhythmic
18
What is always true of flashback
Flashback confuses readers
Flashback occurs in the past
Flashback suggests what will happen later in story
Flashback is negative, unwanted memories
19
What part of "The pen is mightier than the sword" is metonymic?
The Sword
The pen and the sword
The pen
Is mightier than
20
When is assonance used
Poetry
Prose
21
Senior citizen is an euphemism for?
Old people
Adults
Animals
Teenagers
22
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of literary paradox?
To help art imitate life
To make characters more three-dimensional
To generate mystery
To eliminate plot holes
23
The ethics professor stealing money from students was an example of
Oxymoron
Irony
Juxtaposition
Logical paradox
24
Which of these is an example of oxymoron?
"To err is human; to forgive divine."
“Save money by spending it.”
"Man proposes, God disposes."
“Living dead”
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What is Metonymy
Replacing Words with associated words
Removing adjectives from subjects
Use of evocative phrasing
