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A type of intelligent conclusion drawn by the reader based on clues and observations is called a(n) __________?
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Metaphor
Inference
Anecdote
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figurative language is
The shape of a body
Words that are written to create a feeling
Language that is spoken to create a special effect or feeling
Language that is written to create a special effect or feeling
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What is omniscient point of view?
where the narrator knows nothing
where the narrator knows nothing about the characters told in the 3rd p
where the narrator knows everything about the reader told in the 3rd p
where the narrator knows everything about the characters told in the 3rd p
4
Pick the examples of onomatopoeia.
bang
shshhsh
whoosh
ouch
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denotation is the literal meaning of a word
False
True
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When the audience of a story/play knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
Aphorism
Irony
Dramatic Irony
Simile
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connotation is
tertiary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
primary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
secondary meaning to the word red: anger, love, blood
denotation
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_________ is a very commonly used device that gives hints about future events in the story before they happen.
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Circumlocution
Doppelganger
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A simile is?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison using "strike" or "has"
A comparison using "music" or "jazz"
A comparison using "bike" or "as"
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Which are examples of satire?
I am not young enough to know everything.
Animal Farm
The Simpsons
South Park
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If you were bullied by another kid on the playground, and your friend came over and said "I'll bet you loved that"
Assonance
Dramatic Irony
Irony
Verbal Irony
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double-entendre
a phrase that Yo Momma gives meaning
a phrase that could has no meaning
a phrase that could have two meanings
a phrase that could have three meanings
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What is rhyme scheme?
Regular words in a poem
Stuff books have
An irregular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
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"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques?
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
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end rhyme is
rhymes occurring at the start of the line
times occurring at the end of the line
rhymes occurring in the middle of the line
rhymes occurring at the end of the line
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A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else
True
False
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irony is
A comparison between expectation and reality
Reality objectively examined
The similarities of ideas
A contrast between expectation and reality
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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
Imagery
Hyperbole
Personification
Exaggeration
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characterization is
What late students are
process of hiding a character's personality
process of raising a character's problems
process of revealing a character's personality
20
Can I get your number?
Is an example of?
synecdoche
Hit on
Antidote
synagogue
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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
paradox
oxymoron
simile
metaphor
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A sonnet has 16 lines.
False
True
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What is dramatic irony?
when the characters understand the situation but not the audience
When yo momma doesn't understand the situation
character awareness
when the audience understands the situation but not the characters
24
A metaphoric compound word or phrase used as a synonym for a common noun is a?
Canning
Kenning
Konning
Kevining
25
A quatrain is?
A four-line stanza
A nine-line stanza
A six-line stanza
An eight-line stanza
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"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device?
Euphemism
Euphony
Paradox
Denotation
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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
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flat character is
story character who has lots of depth
story character who has no depth usually has three personalities
story character who has no depth usually has two personalities
story character who has no depth usually has one personality
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Double rhyme is
rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the third last syllable
time where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
spine where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable
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A dynamic character does not change
False
True
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caesura is
pause at the start of a line
pause that does not happen
pause at the end of a line
pause in the middle of a line
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Pick which ones are
themes?
courage
love
death & dieing
friendship
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What is personification?
Making people
When a person grows
Figure of thinking in which an object or human is given animal traits
Figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human traits
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"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
Metaphor
Comparison
Simile
Chiasmus
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What is point of view?
Proof of Value
Place on Vermont
A place to stand and look
The perspective from which a story is told
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What is irony of situation?
Expectations are not violated
refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected
refers to a language that is agreeable to what is expected
refers to an occurrence that is similar to what is intended
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An octave is ?
6 line stanza
8 line stanza
4 line stanza
8 line paragraph
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A static character changes during a story.
True
False
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"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
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What is third person limited point of view?
narrator refuses to tell the story from only one character's pov
narrator tells the story from all the character's pov
narrator tells the story from only one character's pov
narrator tells the story from only three character's pov
41
"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Exaggeration
Allegory
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Rhythm is an irregularly recurring sequence of events or actions.
True
False
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A sestet is an eight line stanza.
False
True
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deus ex machina is
resolution of a plot by chance or coincidence
resolution of a charactert by chance or coincidence
resolution of yo momma
resolution of a plot by careful planning
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verbal irony is
A figure of speech in which what is said is the same as what is meant
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
A figure of speech in which Glassett never uses
A figure in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
46
A dozen tight fists pounded the criminal's clavicle uses a unique type of metaphor. Which types of metaphor are used?
Implied
Visual
None of These
Standard
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A contradiction or dilemma in which the opposite of what is natural is actually true
oxymoron
paradox
preposition
paraphrase
48
"Flaming ice" is an example of what literary technique?
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Euphemism
49
Irony of the __________ is a specific type of irony that is used to put an unexpected plot twist.
Hubris
Situation
Flashback
Moment
50
"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
alliteration
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
51
"Up went the bacon strips" is an example of what literary technique?
Twist
Inversion
Ekphrastic
Cacophony
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cacophony is a blend of unharmonious sounds
True
False
53
blank verse is?
prose written in meter without an ending rhyme
poetry written in meter without an beginning rhyme
poetry written in meter with an ending rhyme
poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme
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The substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend
metaphor
euphemism
simily
earphone
55
figure of speech is
a way of cooking something other than the ordinary way
a way of saying something other than the ordinary way
a way of drawing something other than the ordinary way
a way of painting something other than the ordinary way
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An understatement is?
A deliberate representation of something as lesser than it actually is
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
A deliberate representation of something as greater than it actually is
A serious drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic character
57
A character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself
third-person POV
Second-person point of view
Omniscient point of view
first-person point of view
58
climax is
point where kindness hits its highest point
point where entropy hits its highest point
point where conflict hits its last point
point where conflict hits its highest point
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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected is rhetorical.
True
False
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Figure of speech used to address an imaginary character, an abstract concept, or an object
onomatopoeia
alliteration
apostrophe
emphasis
