A narrative poem written in 4-line stanzas (quatrains).

What is juxtaposition?

Placing two things close together to show the contrasts.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the starts of words.

What is metre in poetry?

The rhythmic pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables.

_________ is to __________ as cacophony is to euphony.

A car backfiring is to a smoothly purring engine...

What is the goal of descriptive writing?

To paint a mental picture for readers; to vividly describe.

A poem written in honour of someone or something.

What does it mean if a character is "static"?

They do not change during the course of the plot.

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows more than the character does.

Using something closely related to signify what you mean.

Extreme exaggeration for effect.

What is a character foil?

When characters' dissimilarities make them more different.

What does it mean to write in colloquial language?

To write in normal language, or how you would speak.

In poetry, what is blank verse?

Lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Using words to create vivid mental pictures.

A direct comparison of two dissimilar things.

What is a foreshadowing?

Hinting at something that will happen in the future.

What are two major kinds of sonnet form?

Petrarchan (Italian) and Shakespearean (English)

A story that reveals a hidden lesson (usually a moral one).

Unrhymed lines of poetry that follow no set meter.

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

What is internal rhyme?

Rhyme that occurs within lines of a poem (not just the end)

In poetry, what is the definition of apostrophe?

Addressing a thing or person that isn't there/can't answer.

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is a ballad?
A type of poem only performed to music.
A lyric poem written in 5-line stanzas.
The musical quality of any narrative poem.
A narrative poem written in 4-line stanzas (quatrains).
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What is juxtaposition?
Placing two things close together to show the contrasts.
Showing the similarities between characters with dialogue.
Using special lighting and sound editing techniques in film.
Separating different things so they aren't comparable.
3
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the starts of words.
The repetition of vowel sounds at the start of words.
The repetition of rhyme in lines of iambic pentameter.
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What is metre in poetry?
The number of lines in a stanza.
The rhythmic pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables.
The rhyme scheme of a poem.
The pattern of verse used by poets in the Romantic Period.
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_________ is to __________ as cacophony is to euphony.
Baking cookies is to eating cookies...
A car backfiring is to a smoothly purring engine...
A toilet flushing is to a bathtub filling up...
An elephant stampede is to a lion roaring...
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What is the goal of descriptive writing?
To describe the writing process for the readers.
To show the true causes of a particular event.
To paint a mental picture for readers; to vividly describe.
To argue a position.
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What is an ode?
A poem written in honour of someone or something.
A poem that refers to someone famous.
A poem that includes an epic hero and quest.
A poem that is written in four-line stanzas.
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What does it mean if a character is "static"?
They change somewhat during the course of the plot.
They do not change during the course of the plot.
They emotionally develop but do not physically change.
They change substantially during the course of the plot.
9
What is dramatic irony?
When the character says something sarcastic.
When the audience knows more than the character does.
When the character knows what the audience is thinking.
When the character says the opposite of what is expected.
10
What is metonymy?
Using a pseudonym to hide your identity.
Using something closely related to signify what you mean.
Using the whole to signify a part.
Using a broad term to mean something specific.
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What is hyperbole?
Exaggerating the size of font or writing in all caps.
An extreme sport played on American Ninja Warrior.
Extreme understatement for effect.
Extreme exaggeration for effect.
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What is a character foil?
When characters' dissimilarities make them more different.
When characters act without thinking.
When characters' innermost feelings are told by the narrator
When characters' similarities make them tough to tell apart.
13
Which of the following is not a poetic form?
Sonnet
Elegy
Archaic
Ballad
14
What does it mean to write in colloquial language?
To write in an especially formal way.
To write in normal language, or how you would speak.
To write in cliches.
To write in a southern dialect.
15
In poetry, what is blank verse?
Lines of rhymed dactylic trimeter.
Lines of unrhymed verse that do not have a set meter.
Lines of rhymed iambic pentameter.
Lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter.
16
What is not one of the three main points of view in literature?
Third-Person Limited Omniscient
First Person
Third-Person Omniscient
Second Person
17
Which of the following represent a protagonist and antagonist?
Jordan and Nick
Scar and Simba
Gatsby and Daisy
Pumba and Timon
18
What is imagery?
Visual representations of books, ie. comics, graphic novels.
Using words to create vivid mental pictures.
Using only one of the five senses at a time.
Using mental pictures to create vivid word art.
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What is a metaphor?
A rhetorical device used to convince a reader.
A way of speaking in code.
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as."
A direct comparison of two dissimilar things.
20
What is a foreshadowing?
Hinting at a character's motivations.
Hinting at the major theme of a novel.
Hinting at something that happened in the past.
Hinting at something that will happen in the future.
21
What are two major kinds of sonnet form?
Copernican and Marlowian
Shakespearean (English) and Etruscan
Platonic (Greek) and Joycean (Irish)
Petrarchan (Italian) and Shakespearean (English)
22
What is an allegory?
A ballet move.
A reference to a famous person or work of literature.
A story that includes alliteration.
A story that reveals a hidden lesson (usually a moral one).
23
What is free verse?
Unrhymed lines of prose that follow no set meter.
Unrhymed lines of poetry that follow no set meter.
Rhymed lines of prose that follow no set meter.
Rhymed lines of poetry that follow no set meter.
24
What is symbolism?
Using symbols to confuse the reader.
Using objects to represent other objects.
Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Using suspense to create drama and effect.
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What is internal rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs within lines of a poem (not just the end)
Rhyme that shows the true feelings of the poet.
Rhyme that occurs only once every stanza.
Rhyme that occurs inside the readers' head.
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In poetry, what is the definition of apostrophe?
A punctuation mark that indicates a question.
Addressing a thing or person that isn't there/can't answer.
Alluding to a famous person or work of literature.
Using the first person voice to draw in the reader.
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In what kind of essay do we compare and contrast two or more texts?
Synthesis
Thesis
Synecdoche
Synthetic
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What is oxymoron?
A poetic device that compares two similar things.
A rhetorical device that employs onomatopoeia.
A way to confuse your readers.
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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