Keystone Quiz!

Question 1

Propaganda Technique - an attempt to distract the reader w details not relevant to the argument

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Red Herring

Question 2

Support provided to mark an assertion as reasonable.

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Defense of a Claim

Question 3

Ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.

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Syntax

Question 4

Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

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Irony

Question 5

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness

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Satire

Question 6

A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content

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Genre

Question 7

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

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Alliteration

Question 8

One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end or base of a word

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Affix

Question 9

Propaganda Technique - An attack on a person instead of an issue

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Name-calling

Question 10

The Wicked Witch of the West wen her own way is an example of...

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Alliteration

Question 11

Long speech by one actor in a play or movie

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Monologue

Question 12

PropagandaTechnique-persuade reader to do, think or buy b/c it is popular everyone is doing it

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Bandwagon

Question 13

The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

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Connotation

Question 14

A written account of another person's life.

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Biography

Question 15

Act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

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Soliloquy

Question 16

Author's intent to inform, to entertain or to persuade the audience to do or not do something

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Author's Purpose

Question 17

Central thought of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase Topic sentence of paragraph

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Main Idea

Question 18

Henry was a lion on the battlefield is an example of ...

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Metaphor

Question 19

A conclusion drawn from specific information used to make a broad statement about a topic

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Generalization

Question 20

Words such as grunt, huff, buzz, and snap are examples of

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Onomatopoeia

Question 21

Author's choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice & tone to communicate w/ reader

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Style

Question 22

Spoken or written account of connected events; a story

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Narrative

Question 23

The emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue & setting

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Mood

Question 24

Implied though not plainly expressed

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Implicit

Question 25

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

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Allusion

Question 26

A long song is an example of...

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Assonance

Question 27

Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Allegory

Question 28

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

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Motif

Question 29

The accepted importance or value of a work to represent human experience regardless of culture

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Universal Significance

Question 30

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

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Bias

Keystone Quiz!

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Keystone Quiz!

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