Lit Terms Test

Question 1

___ is ironic minimizing of fact. __ presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be ___

Accepted Answer

Understatement, Understatement, Humorous

Question 2

To place near something for the purpose of comparison

Accepted Answer

Juxtaposition

Question 3

____ is an argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the ___ truth of the conclusion

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Inductive Argument & Probable

Question 4

____ is when the audience of a drama, play, film knows something that the character does not

Accepted Answer

Dramatic Irony

Question 5

what is the first rule of MLA?

Accepted Answer

do whatever your instructor says

Question 6

_____ means being convinced by the credibility of an author

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Ethos

Question 7

"Jumbo Shrimp" or "wise fools" are examples of:

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Question 8

"Cinderella swept the floor, dusted the mantle, and beat the rugs" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Consonance

Question 9

___ is when someone says something and they mean the opposite. If one adds a bitter tone it would be called ___

Accepted Answer

Verbal Irony and Sarcasm

Question 10

____ insists that the popularity of an idea indicates that the idea is valid

Accepted Answer

Appeal to the Bandwagon

Question 11

Clause has a subject and a verb

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

____ assumes that because two things happened, the first one caused the second one

Accepted Answer

Non Sequitur

Question 13

How do authors hint at what may happen later in a story:

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Question 14

Compound sentence has one clause

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

"America is to the world as the hippo is to the jungle" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Analogy

Question 16

When a student explains their question in a tutorial using everyday language for clarity

Accepted Answer

Colloquialism

Question 17

_____ separates sarcasm from mere verbal irony or satire

Accepted Answer

Mocking Tone

Question 18

_ is when main idea isn't complete until end of sentence. Writer begins with subordinate elements and __ the main clause

Accepted Answer

Periodic Sentence, Postpones

Question 19

"Show up on time" is what type of sentence

Accepted Answer

Imperative

Question 20

__ is an exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes. It borrows words/phrases from an original and __

Accepted Answer

Parody, pokes fun at it

Question 21

Word Choice is known as:

Accepted Answer

Diction

Question 22

In Lecture Two of the Educated Imagination, Frye claims "...this story of the loss and regaining identity is ____

Accepted Answer

is the framework of literature

Question 23

A theme is rarely stated directly in fiction

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

"Elderly people are really bad drivers LMFAO" is an example of what type of fallacy

Accepted Answer

Hasty Generalization

Question 25

A declarative sentence states an idea

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

"You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without a job" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Paradox

Question 27

Referring to a car as "a nice set of wheels"

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Synecdoche

Question 28

_____ - The choices in diction, tone, and syntax that a writer makes. _____ may be conscious or unconscious

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Style and Style

Question 29

"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" said the english teacher!

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 30

Denotation is the implied meaning

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

In Lecture One of Educated Imagination, the language of ordinary conversation is just the language of:

Accepted Answer

Consciousness

Question 32

______ - a sentence in which two ____ are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale

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Balanced Sentence, Parallel Elements

Question 33

"My feet are so cold they feel like popsicles" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 34

Vernacular is plain everyday speech

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

____ is the claim that because a famous person supports an idea, the idea must be right

Accepted Answer

Appeal to Authority

Question 36

____ is a fallacy that attempts to replace a logical argument with an appeal to the audience's emotions

Accepted Answer

Appeal to Emotion

Question 37

When omitting parts of a quotation, as in the above example, MLA calls for the use of:

Accepted Answer

Elipses

Question 38

_____ is a connection to the bible, _____ connects to history, and football player rushed quarterback faster than Apollo

Accepted Answer

Biblical Allusion, Historical Allusion, Classical Allusion

Question 39

A central or main idea of a work

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Theme

Question 40

An intense/serious scene is often followed by this type of scene. It helps relieve tension the audience may experience

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Comic Relief

Question 41

The "forest of life" is an example of:

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Metaphor

Question 42

"Lauren is the best volleyball player because everyone says so" and "All old people like Michael Jordan" is examples of:

Accepted Answer

Bandwagon

Question 43

Jargon is the diction used by a particular group

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

"The train screamed and wailed to a halt" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 45

Figurative language is meant to be taken literally

Accepted Answer

False

Question 46

How large are the margins when using MLA format?

Accepted Answer

1 inch wide

Question 47

Rhetorical questions do not require an answer

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

A metaphor can use "like" or "as"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 49

____ is a fallacy that personally attacks opponents instead of their arguments

Accepted Answer

Ad Hominem

Lit Terms Test

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Lit Terms Test

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