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Literary Techniques Quiz

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This is a pretest quiz before our literary techniques unit on figurative language, analogy, allusion, parallelism, and symbolism.

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1
What is an allusion?
a reference to another work
a story from the Bible
a story to teach a lesson
a reference to the Bible
2
What is an analogy?
the study of Ana
a comparison that focuses on differences
A comparison that focuses on similarities
a way to impress your teacher
3
Finish this rhyme: Pa-Pa-Poetry is really nice
Like it or you will pay the price
I say it once, you say it twice.
Let's gamble--I'll roll the dice
I am lit, and you have lice!
4
When I read poetry, I
think of how to get out of class
think of vomiting
think of my loved ones
think of pretty things
5
If you could explain why the author uses literary techniques, authors use them to
authors use them for fluff
to help with comprehension
to compare to something already known to aid comprehension
to connect to outside things to deepen comprehension
6
What is parallelism?
a techniques used in gymnastics
a technique used in math
repeating the same structure in writing
a way to complicate a student's life
7
What is symbolism?
using an object to stand for something else
using an object to represent concrete items
using an object or person to represent a bigger idea
using an object to represent something else
8
Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor/Simile