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Quiz: The Literary Device Experience
Quiz: The Literary Device Experience
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An #english #literarydevices #review for those in #grade10
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1
The underlying meaning of a literary work is its...
Theme
Moral
Tone
Lesson
2
Which of these could (if referenced) be an allusion?
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
All of these
Bible
3
A short story with a moral lesson in the end that mainly features humans is a...
Parable
Fable
Soliloquy
Synecdoche
4
Satire is done with the purpose of...
scathingly attacking a person or organization.
making fun of a person or collective group.
criticizing and exposing corruption in a humorous way.
empirically analyzing the views of a person or organization.
5
Which of these is a paradox?
A hopeful tragedy
"statue...stood gravely in their...helmets"(TOAFK)
"War is Peace," (1984)
"Victory Mansions...smelt of boiled cabbage," (1984)
6
Which combination of two characters would be considered foils of each other?
Winston and Julia (1984)
Wart and Merlin (TOAFK)
Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette (ATTC)
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton (ATTC)
7
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
a pleasant nightmare
a parchment signed by Hecate (TOAFK)
"what with dropping blood...what with dropping wine" (ATTC)
"three hundred million people all with the same face" (1984)
8
"
It was the
best of times,
It was the
worst of times," (ATTC) What device is shown in bold?
Parallelism
Anaphora
Repetition
All of these
9
______ is the literal definition of a word. (Only two options so you get less time, 10 seconds)
Denotation
Connotation
10
What does a simile do?
compares two unlike things without "like" or "as"
a nonhuman is given human characteristics
when consecutive words share beginning sound.
compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
11
A parody of something is a(n)...
a lie
accurate representation
comedic exaggeration
analysis of it
12
What is syntax and what does it do for a story?
The feel of the text to conveying a certain mood over it.
The words used in the text and helps develop tone.
The repetition of words to help make an idea clearer.
The structure of the language used and helps develop tone.
13
What is it when the audience knows something that the characters do not?
Dramatic Irony
Spoilers
Foreshadowing
Verbal Irony
14
What is diction and what does it do for a story?
The repetition of words to help make an idea clearer.
The words used in the text and helps develop tone.
The structure of the language used and helps develop tone.
The feel of the text to conveying a certain mood over it.
15
"what with dropping blood, and what with dropping wine,” (ATTC). Which literary device is this?
Analogy
Allegory
Symbolism
Juxtaposition
16
When a piece of text is written to appeal to our senses the writer is using...
Pictures
Imagination
a Symbol
Imagery
17
When a part is used to explain the whole (i.e. referring to a "car" as "wheels") is a...
Synecdoche
Analogy
Metonymy
Compartmentalization
18
"He damn near killed his partner
buckin' barley.
" (OM&M) What device is shown in the bold?
Repetition
Alliteration
Rhythm
Imagery
19
Which of these is juxtapostion?
"Victory Mansions...smelt of boiled cabbage," (1984)
A hopeful tragedy
"statue...stood gravely in their...helmets"(TOAFK)
"War is Peace," (1984)
20
What is a symbol?
A recurring symbol or idea throughout the book.
Something that is representative of a range of other things.
The specific words used within a story.
The overall message of the story
21
Which of these is personification?
A hopeful tragedy
"statue...stood gravely in their...helmets"(TOAFK)
"Victory Mansions...smelt of boiled cabbage," (1984)
"War is Peace," (1984)
22
When the speaker says something but means to do another is...
Sarcasm
Situational Irony
Irony
Verbal Irony
23
________ is the cultural significance and meaning of the word on top of any literal definition.
Connotation
Allusion
Implied Definition
Denotation
24
"‘[Darnay] know[s] the fellow.’...said Stryver. ‘I am sorry for it.’" (ATTC). Two Devices.
Dramatic monologue
Satire
Sarcasm
Verbal Irony
25
What is a motif?
Something that is representative of a range of other things.
The specific words used within a story.
A recurring symbol or idea throughout the book.
The overall message of the story
26
Mocking someone or group of someones with the intention of both amusing and hurting them is...
Verbal Irony
Irony
Satire
Sarcasm
27
"While this Quiz is simple, it is very informative," What type of sentence is this? (Syntax).
Complex
Compound
Compound-complex
Simple
28
The way the author feels toward the audience and the subject matter being written is the...
Mood
Theme
Tone
Diction
29
Which one is a metaphor?
"Woodman, Fate...Farmer, Death," (ATTC)
"paperweight was the room...coral was [their] life" (1984)
None of them
"‘Look out, guv’nor! Bang over’ead! Lay down quick!’" (1984)
30
Which of these is an oxymoron?
"statue...stood gravely in their...helmets"(TOAFK)
"War is Peace," (1984)
A hopeful tragedy
"Victory Mansions...smelt of boiled cabbage," (1984)
31
A brave character faces a large obstacle in a way that shows the depth of human spirit. This is
A Fable
An Epic
A Parable
A Tragedy
32
What is a poem written with 14 fourteen lines in iambic pentameter?
Couplet
Free verse
Limerick
Sonnet
33
What literary device is the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing?
Colloquial Diction
Syntax
Jargon
Diction
34
"...the best of times,...the worst of times," (ATTC). What device is shown here?
Antithesis
Anaphora
Paradox
Oxymoron
35
What is a dramatic monologue?
when a character reveals their thoughts to silent audience
when a character internally reveals thoughts to the reader
the way words are put together in a language.
none of these
