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Types of Irony practice
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What is the meaning of this allusion:
It took a herculean effort, but James was able to pick up his dog into the car.
Very dangerous
Very brave
Very confident
Very strong
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
dramatic
verbal
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
dramatic
situational
verbal
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Literary device where something happens opposite of what was expected to happen for both characters and the audience.
allusion
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
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What does the allusion explain about the sentence? Mr. Gervasi is the Professor Snape of the social studies department.
Mr. Gervasi is a good magician
Mr. Gervasi gives everyone A's
Mr. Gervasi is very mean
Mr. Gervasi has written a novel
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Which of the following is an example of allusion?
His anger rained down with the force of Thor's hammer
She fell in love with him despite knowing he was a casanova
He was lured to the Halloween candy like Odysseus to the Isle of Sirens
Her coy smile reminded me of someone with braces
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Allusion?
Michael Myers has been stalking people like a lion throughout the entire movie
True
False
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Literary device where you say one thing but mean the opposite.
situational irony
allusion
verbal irony
dramatic irony
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
dramatic
verbal
situational
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
dramatic
verbal
Sucky
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What does the allusion 'herculean' mean?
A lucky person.
A weak spot.
A long journey.
A difficult task or strong person.
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
dramatic
verbal
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What is an allegory?
Hints to something that will happen later in the story
A word where you can rearrange the letters into another word
A poem in which all the first letters are the same
A story that is symbolic of something else
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
verbal
dramatic
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
verbal
dramatic
situational
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
verbal
dramatic
situational
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Literary device where the audience knows something that the characters do not.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
allusion
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
verbal
dramatic
situational
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What does the allusion add to the sentence? Mr. Warren is the Michael Jordan of the Carlson staff.
Mr. Warren is very strong
Mr. Warren is the oldest teacher on staff
Mr. Warren is a good basketball player
Mr. Warren has a friend named Michael Jordan
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Allusion
To make evident or prove
A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event
The power to bring about a result
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
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Is this an allusion: I love the movie "Cinderella"
yes
It can be on certain occasions
no
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
verbal
dramatic
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Allusion?
Hey! Guess who the Einstein of the school is?
False
True
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Identify the allusion: Tyler is an excellent dancer; he is the Michael Jackson of his grade.
Michael Jackson
Tyler
dancer
grade
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
verbal
dramatic
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
situational
dramatic
verbal
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Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
dramatic
situational
verbal
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Most literary allusions come from (choose all that apply)
Greek/Roman Mythology
Historical figures/events
sports
Shakespeare
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What does the allusion 'Trojan Horse' mean?
A lucky person.
A weak spot.
Things are not as they seem.
A difficult task.
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What is Allegory?
A useless element in a story.
Represents something in the story.
Helps the reader read the story.
Allegory is defined as any story that has a deeper meaning.
