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Included in Grade 12 U English Class
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Diction is irrelevant in quote analysis
True
False
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Asyndeton
When conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses
The repetition of consonant sounds
The sound of the work mimics the sound to which it refers.
The use of sounds pleasing to the ear as smooth, pleasant, and musical.
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Motif
A type of metaphor
A type of simiie
Recurring patterns, images, phrases, or ideas within a text.
The use of sarcasm in a text
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Which of the following bets describes Mood?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
The time and place where the story is set.
The actions and behaviours of the characters.
The emotional atmosphere that the reader feels while reading the story.
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Chiasmus
Fast-paced poem
When the same sounding words are used twice in succession but reversed
The name of an old Author
Often used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally
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What is the difference a metaphor and a simile?
Comparing, using "like" or "as"
What is the difference a metaphor and a similie?
A simile describes something exactly as it is - metaphor exaggerates.
Nothing, they are the same.
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Allegory
Narrative describing one subject under the guise of another.
Comparison that assumes that the two objects or events that are alike
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Anaphora
When conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses
repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines
The sound of the work mimics the sound to which it refers.
figure of speech in which contrary ideas are expressed in a balanced phrase
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Pathetic Fallacy
when events in the natural world imitate the inner state of a character
when events in the natural world reflects the mood of a scene
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Symbol
The dialogue between two characters
A concrete representation of a more abstract concept.
A book within a book
A description involving the senses
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What is an example of figurative language?
"The book is on the table."
"Her smile was a ray of sunshine."
"He ran fast."
"The clock struck twelve."
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Repetition
Using the same word with different meanings
Re-using of words, phrases or sounds to create rhythm or emphasis
The use of exaggeration
Re-using of words, phrases or sounds to create rhythm or emphasis.
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Human abilities, qualities, qualities or characteristics are given to inanimate objects, animals or ideas is
Irony
Personification
Symbol
Pun
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What is an example of conceit?
"She’s as fierce as a lion."
"The lovers' souls are two legs of a compass."
"Their love was like two entwined vines."
"His smile is as bright as the sun."
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Select an example of Parallelism
She is smart, hardworking, and loves to dance.
He likes to run, to swim, and to cycle.
She enjoys reading, writing, and to swim.
The dog barked loudly, jumped high, and runs quickly.
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Euphemism
The use of neutral words in the place of harsher words.
The use of words that appeal to the 5 senses
The act of firing someone from a job
A deodorant brand
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Anacronism
The ironic minimizing of fact
a person, thing, etc. placed in a historical time where it does not belong
Fancy word for crown
a comparison between two distinctly different things, using “like” or “as”
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Alliteration
The repetition of initial sounds in a series or a group of words
A (indirect) reference to a person, place, or thing
The sound of the word mimics what it refers to
A grammatical rule for using semicolons
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What senses does Imagery appeal to?
Visual
Taste
All of the Above
Sound
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Euphony is the
opposite
of Cacophony
True
False
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Consonance
Patter in a rhyme scheme
Town in Ontario
The repetition of consonant sounds (middle or final)
A natural pause
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Tone is the attitude the author convey's in their text
True
False
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Cacophony (dissonance) is the use of sounds that are pleasant to the ear
False
True
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Select the example of irony
"Don't throw stones in a gass house."
"Silly Sally Summers swam."
"It rained on her wedding day."
"I like oranges."
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Assonance
A pause in a line that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech
When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme
A type of rhyme scheme
Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in one line
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Select the example of an Allusion
The leaves rustled gently in the wind
He ran faster than the wind
Her smile rivals Mona Lisa
The cat sat on a mat
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Connotation
A really extended metaphor
The name of a Disney villain
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
Suggestion of associatons which surround a word
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Oxymoron is the placing of opposites together to create a particular effect.
True
False
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Caesura
Words that start with C
When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme.
A pause in a line that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech
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Parody
It is is a form of allusion, since it is referencing another thing
An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.
It borrows words or phrases from an original, and pokes fun at it.
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Hyperbole
Being literal
Gross exaggeration for effect
A funny word
An extended metaphor
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Polysyndeton: Refers to a statement that has more conjunctions than necessary
False
True
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Onomatopoeia
The sound of the work mimics the sound to which it refers.
When a rhyme is created by two words that don’t exactly rhyme
A silly word
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes
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Foreshadowing is blatantly telling the reader what is going to happen in a literal way
False
True
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A juxtaposition places two images or objects side by side for the purpose of comparing and contrasting
True
False
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Antithesis
Ms.Reinhart's Middle Name
A pattern within poetry
A Sound Device
Figure of speech where contrary ideas are expressed in a balanced phrase.
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Antecedent
The sound a cymbal makes
A synonym for irony
a pronoun or noun refers to an earlier phrase or word
Forshadowing
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Select the example of Polyptoton
Blood and Bleed
Stand and Sit
Kind and Cuddly
Fly and Soar
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"Comparison that assumes that the two objects or events that are alike" is...
Imagery
Analogy
Connotation
Foreshadowing
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What can shift pacing?
Syntax
Repitiion
All of the Above
Polysyndeton
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What is the purpose of comedic relief?
To provide a break from intense or serious moments
To establish the main theme of the work.
To advance the plot by introducing new conflicts.
To showcase the moral message of the story.
