A dramatic monologue...

is when a character speaks directly to the audience

Typically used for humor., using language that normally signifies the opposite

Contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Foreshadowing is when....

a warning of future events is given.

Personification is...

Giving human characteristics to an object.

a close, but not exact rhyming sound.

Emphasized uncomplicated sentences.

when the audience know what the characters do not.

a writer's attitude towards a subject of work.

Verbal irony is/are...

occurs when someone says one thing, but means the opposite

a movement that emphasized the imagination and emotion.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Jonathan Edwards wrote....

Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God

Edgar Allen Poe wrote during the....

Romanticism Era, Dark Romanticism Era

stands for something more than itself

poetry that does not conform to regular meter

the narrator seems to know everything about all characters

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1
A dramatic monologue...
the central character or a work of literature
is when a character speaks directly to the audience
An analysis that shows how themes are reflected
none of the above
2
Irony is....
Typically used for humor.
using language that normally signifies the opposite
Exaggeration
an exaggerated statement/claim.
3
What is an oxymoron?
Same as unrelated thing.
Repetition of the sound of a vowel.
A person who hates to read.
Contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
4
Foreshadowing is when....
An appeal to emotion is given.
a warning of future events is given.
An appeal to ethics is given.
An agreement between opinions or actions is given.
5
Personification is...
An indirect reference.
a movement that originated in Europe.
A pair of lines of meter.
Giving human characteristics to an object.
6
Slant rhyme is....
identical sounds
syllable of two or more words that share sounds
the attitude of a writer
a close, but not exact rhyming sound.
7
Henry David Thoreau wrote and inspired....
Martin Luther King
KKK
Hawthorne
Hitler
8
Plain style...
is an extended metaphor
Emphasized uncomplicated sentences.
is an inversion
a complex style that was very open ended.
9
Emily Dickinson was a poet who wrote during....
Realism
Romanticism
Europe in the 18th Century
Transcendentalism
10
There are two kinds of conflicts...
none of the above
internal and external
external and intolerable
internal and expotential
11
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote...
The Pit & the Pendulum
The Girl Who Wouldn't Talk
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Minister's Black Veil
12
Dramatic irony is...
a questions that is asked in order to make a point.
only in plays.
when the audience know what the characters do not.
an appeal to logic.
13
Tone is...
not important.
a writer's attitude towards a subject of work.
a statement that seems to be self-contradictory
a discrepancy between appearances and reality
14
Verbal irony is/are...
saying less than what is really meant
people dealing with unlikely events
outrageous exaggeration
occurs when someone says one thing, but means the opposite
15
The colonist vowed to reject and renounce the government of the Colonies by British rule.
Support
Deny
Encourage
Avenge
16
Romanticism was...
only in Europe.
a movement that emphasized the imagination and emotion.
Intellectualism movement
a portrayal of life.
17
Henry believed that war with Britain was inevitable and urged his countryman to be read.
foolish
confusing
reasonable
unavoidable
18
Spirituals were....
songs with hidden means
combination of religious works and African roots
used to express a longing for liberation
all the above
19
When Mary Rowlandson felt melancholy, or sad, she often turned to the Bible for comfort.
Sorrowful
Joyful
Boring
Angry
20
Edwards believed that God was provoked and that the people who irritated God. Provoked means...
pleased
angered
pacified
weakened
21
Mark Twain wrote...
The Great Gatsby
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Raven
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
22
Jonathan Edwards wrote....
Love is Not All
The Raven
Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God
Upon the Burning of Our House
23
The Crucible was written by....
Arthur Miller
Edgar Allen Poe
William Faulkner
Mark Twain
24
An indirect reference in literature id a(an)...
Similie
Allusion
Theme
Imagery
25
Anne Bradstreet was a (an)....
Puritan
Novelest
None of the above
Artist in 1630
26
Edgar Allen Poe wrote during the....
Realism Era
Transcendentalism Movement
Romanticism Era
Dark Romanticism Era
27
Only by sleeping next to his sister could Equiano alleviate his fears. Alleviate means...
Increase
Relieve
Confirm
Clarify
28
A ______ is a statement that seems to be self-contradictory.
Similie
Theme
Paradox
Imagery
29
One of the themes of the Great Gatsby was...
the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values
cynicism of war
thwarted love between a man and a woman
all the above and more
30
Langston Hughes...
Wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
wrote during the Harlem Reniassance
all the above
was inspired by jazz music
31
A symbol....
stands for something more than itself
is an imaginative pattern
is an educated guess based on clues in the text
a list of things, people or events.
32
What is a hyperbole?
The formation of a word from a sound
Artistic Movement
Comarison of one thing with another thing
Exaggerated statement/claim
33
An example of an archetype is...
Colors
Nature
All the above.
Seasons
34
Free verse is...
poetry that does not conform to regular meter
conforms to a certain rhyme scheme
a statement that seems to be self-contradictory.
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Omniscient means...
narrator zooms in on the thoughts of one character
the narrator seems to know everything about all characters
limited
narrator reports without comment

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