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AP Lang. Rhetorical Lit. Term Quiz
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Which of the following doesn't create the atmosphere?
Description of weather
Dialogue
Author's choice of objects
Setting
2
Which of these is an example of a subordinate clause?
Although Kari hates him, she agreed to go to the dance w/him
Sings the best song
I enjoy small carrots.
The horse ran across the plain and ate the baby mule.
3
What is the definition of connotation?
implied, suggested meaning
Type of poetry
symbolism
poor word choice
4
What are the 2 purposes of style?
Both 1 & 2
Classification of authors/comparison to similar authors
To create a mood?
An evaluation or sum of the choices an author makes?
5
What is a homily?
informal lecture that gives advice
Something you say to yourself at night
formal speech
A religious saying
6
What does a clause contain?
Only a verb
Only a subject
Only an adverb
A subject and a verb
7
What is a narrative?
Ironic minimising of fact, presenting as less than.
The repetition of a phrase throughout a section of reading.
Intellectually amusing language that surprises & delights.
Telling of story/account or an event in a series of events.
8
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement is a/n...
hyperpole
hyberbole
hyperbole
hyberpole
9
What are the two specific types of understatement?
Simile & metaphor
Litotes & Meiosis
Parallelism & Pendantic
Hyperbole & sarcasm
10
What word represents the nonliteral meaning of a word?
Metonymy
Chiasmus
Connotation
Invective
11
The three rhetorical appeals were defined by ___?
Aristotle
Mrs. Howard
Plato
Socrates
12
"Leave me alone!" Type of mood?
Subjunctive mood
Imperative mood
Indicative mood
13
Which lit term means changing harsh words to sound more pleasant?
Connotation
Euphemism
Paradox
Irony
14
What is NOT the purpose of wit?
to amuse
to delight
to be ironic
to surprise
15
In which can mood be expressed?
all of the above
theme
atmosphere
Setting
16
How is inference used in literary analysis?
To cite a source for info gathered.
To come to a conclusion by drawing info from text.
To quote evidence for a claim.
To define the meaning of a word.
17
What makes a periodic sentence periodic?
It has an exclamation point.
A sentence that presents two different ideas.
A sentence that presents main idea at the end.
It has a question mark.
18
Choose the best answer which relates to rhetorical appeal
poetry
narration
persuasion
ethos, logos, pathos
19
Parallelism adds emphasis by using what?
Repetition
Ridicule
Description
Contradiction
20
What is diction?
equal to fiction
Word choice
Greek for "good speech"
synonym of connotation
21
Define Satire
represents something else
deductive system
Comparison using like or as
ridicule that aims to reform human/society
22
An apostrophe can also be identifies as a(n)...
metaphor
direct address
satanic ritual
Japanese dish
23
Euphemism is Greek for:
"Good speech"
"Jesus speech"
"Devil speech"
"God speech"
24
Which is a paradox?
Fair is foul and foul is fair
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Rome wasn't built in a day
All's fair in love and war
25
Which is an example of metonymy?
That car is speedy.
Better safe than sorry.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Why do these eyes of mine deceive me?
26
Which is these examples is NOT a type of symbol?
Literary
Conventional
Natural
Unnatural
27
"Let me give you a hand."
Simile
Metonymy
Metaphor
Synecdoche
28
Watering down the use of unpleasant or offensive words is...
connotation
diction
euphemism
allegory
29
_____ shows the mood an author is trying to convey.
Thesis
Syntax
Diction
Tone
30
A syllogism is composed of...
1 major & 1 minor premise
1 major premise & a conclusion
1 major & 1 minor premise & a conclusion
2 major & 1 minor premise
31
"Abe Lincoln was a man of integrity." "man of integrity" is an example of...
Predicate adjective
Predicate nominative
Logos
Who is Abe Lincoln?
32
What is an example of prose?
Fiction and nonfiction
Only nonfiction
Poetry
Drama
33
"I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy & popcorn & sat in the 2nd row." Sentence type?
balanced sentence
loose sentence
complex sentence
periodic sentence
34
Which of these example is an oxymoron?
Living dead
Horribly awful
Fixed order
Big elephant
35
Which is an example of an ad hominem argument?
We don't have ice because the store had none.
You're a Republican & suck, so we don't have ice
Where did the ice go?
We don't have ice because it melted.
36
What is the best synonym for atmosphere?
Description
Tone
Mood
Setting
37
Gives a sort of familiar/informal tone by using slang and informality in speech or writing?
Denotation
Colloquialism
Clause
Conceit
38
What is atmosphere?
Mood created by entirety of literary work.
Serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral advice.
Area surrounding the Earth and space.
Subject's features exaggerated to produce comedic effect.
39
"Mike's dog was a Cocker Spaniel." Which is a predicate nominative in this sentence?
Cocker Spaniel
Dog
was
Mike's
40
Style could best be described as...
A nice wardrobe
A type of writing
An evaluation of the literary devices an author uses
The tone an author chooses to use
41
What is one type of subject complement that follows a linking verb?
None of the above
Predicate nominative
Syntax
Predicate adjective
42
What is an example of a paradox?
I am nobody
"Nervous excitement" (Hawthorne 65).
both 2 & 3
Like father, like son.
43
Homily is all of the following, EXCEPT...
Speech
Serious talk
Lecture
Parody
44
What is onomatopoeia?
An intellectualized comparison between two things.
Formation of a word from sound associated with it.
An Italian cuisine
Statement, upon closer inspection, reveals a contradiction.
45
Tone describes the author;s attitude towards...
His/her material
Neither his/her material and the audience
The audience
Both his/her material and the audience
46
"Life is a bowl of cherries" is a...
Colloquialism
Conceit
Connotation
Clause
47
Which of these people would most likely NOT deliver a homily?
Professor
Sue Howard
Prostitute
Priest
48
An example of someone who is pedantic?
Spencer from iCarly
Jackson Stewart from Hannah Montana
Patrick from Spongebob
Sheldon Lee from The Big Bang Theory
49
What is a loose sentence?
A sentence where the main idea is elaborated by clauses.
A sentence that is falling apart.
A sentence that has a broad understanding.
Joining words that loosely fit together.
50
Poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction are all examples of what?
Breeds of cats, duh...
genres
Themes
Connotation
51
What is a parody?
A work that imitates another for comic effect
A figure of speech
Telling of a story or account of an event
Self contradictory statement
52
"I have served on this committee for 28 years" is an appeal to...
Legos
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
53
Imagery appeals to...
The five senses
caring mothers
authors
readers
54
What is personification?
Something that means something else
A statement that looks self-contradictory
Human characteristics applied to non human things
Terms that uses natural sounds with words
55
What are rhetorical modes?
simile
personification
metonomy
exposition, argumentation, description, narration
56
Which of the following is an aphorism?
I love you.
Actions speak louder than words.
You smell like roses.
The dog gave a loud bark.
