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Hamlet calling out to Yoric is an example of
apostrophe
cacophony
anaphora
personification
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What is a subplot?
A strand of the main plot that runs parallel & supports it.
Focus of the story
None of the above.
A type of poem.
3
Why are soliloquies used?
So that actors are distanced from the audience
To view the actions of the characters come to life.
Glimpse into character's thoughts
show outside acting layers of performance
4
Which phrase has the best example of a euphemism?
armies use torture to gain information
a soldier was killed by friendly fire
the man died
she punched him in the face
5
The words zap, pop, and splash are examples of
euphony
onomatopoeia
rhythm
parallelism
6
"A lyric is a fairly __________ poem which is the expression of strong feelings of thoughts"
Short
Vague
Long
Detailed
7
Which of the following represents ambiguity?
Blood hath brought blood.
I rode a horse in flip-flops
Mother Nature is a serial killer.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
8
What ISN'T an example of an ode?
A strict piece of poetry without freedom of form.
A Pindar Choral Poem.
A sonnet.
An irregular rhyme scheme.
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One should eat to live, not live to eat. Example of
metonymy
sestina
antimetabole
motif
10
Writing on a tombstone in the passage was a
Epitaph
Sestina
Elegy
Villanelle
11
The description of the monster in Frankenstein is
allusion
caricature
simile
soliloquy
12
The purpose of a dangling modifier is to
adjust a word not clearly stated in a sentence.
Ask a rhetorical question.
Give a phrase a double meaning.
make a phrase ironic.
13
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds is best described as a(n)
simile
allegory
metaphor
cacophony
14
In Invisible Man, the paint factory, an extended metaphor of black and white, is an example of
personifcation
conceit
anaphora
apostrophe
15
syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernable
assonance
allusion
ode
lyric
16
Brief story told to illustrate a point
Anecdote
Essay
Poem
Thesis
17
Cadence is derived from a Latin word, "cadentia," that means
changes in pitch
a rhythmic pacing
a falling
a rising
18
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses
colloquial diction
None of these
formal speech
elevated diction
19
Which is an example of alliteration?
Jesse's cat sat back.
A and B
Mike's Microphone made music.
Dan's dog dove deep.
20
What does elegy signify?
A lyrical piece of reflection.
A form of conventional writing.
Poetry based in reality.
A triumphant ode to the living.
21
A poem that does not tell a story but expresses feelings of the reader
Epic
Sonnnet
Lyric
22
The continuation of the sentence in line 6 is a(n):
Enjambment
Allusion
Satire
Ode
23
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize.
Satire
Elegy
Jargon
Ode
24
Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?
All hands on deck
Four falcons fly furiously
I love to watch movies
She died laughing
25
"Black Humor" is...
Broad parody
Use of disturbing themes in comedy.
name for a section in a long work of poetry.
Writing that evokes feelings of dignified pity and sympathy.
26
Which of the following exemplifies Jargon?
The leaves danced in the wind.
He was as strong as an ox.
I'm calling a Code Eight on Highway 41.
O Captain! My Captain!
27
Caesura is a ____ pause in a poetic line or sentence.
Rhythmical
Unnatural
none
Fast
28
He is not the brightest bulb.
litote
anecdote
alliteration
irony
29
A villanelle is a type of poem best described as
free verse
haiku
blank verse
mixed verse
30
Which of the following is not an onomatopoeia?
Thump
Moo
Thump
Hi
31
"Her vestal livery is but sick and green," represents _____ in literature
iambic pentameter
free verse
apostrophe
epigrams
32
A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes is a
motif
quatrain
villanelle
paradox
33
Which is not an example of metonymy?
Itold my dad I was going to the movie theater?
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears."
Let me give you a hand.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
34
The statement "For most of history, Anonymous was a woman." by Virginia Woolf is
epigram
juxtaposition
paradox
euphemism
35
Free Verse is not
Focused on artificial constraints
normal pauses and natural phrases
form of artistic expression
Lacking rhyme or/and meter
36
The dog ran, stumbled, and fell. It is an example of
Allegory
Rhyme
Parellelism
Connotation
37
When a literary work teaches its readers a specific lesson or moral it is
moralistic
sympathetic
bildungeramic
didactic
38
If a writer used realism as a style of writing, it would be
pessimistic
romanticizing
none of these
optomistic
39
Poetic Justice rewards good characters and...
punishes the bad.
puts them side by side with the heroes.
raises villains ironically into Mythic status
Demotes them to cliche
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A word or group of words at the beginning of more than one successive clauses or sentences.
cacophony
assonance
anaphora
iambic pentameter
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What is a definition of "cacophony"?
Pleasant and melodic sounds that convey pleasure
Words with different sounds whose endings sound alike
Harsh, unpleasand sounds used to convey disorder
A string of words with repeating vowel sounds
42
In literature, a utopia is seen as...
All of these.
a place where social evil is "cured."
an lusion alive and "flourishing."
a nightmare world hidden beneath perfection.
43
Deus Ex Machina is derived from...
Both
Neither
Latin
Greek
44
Reversal of normal word order in a sentence is
litotes
simile
inversion
imagery
45
Which of the following uses oxymoron?
Clash, slam, pop
Loud aroma, velvety smile, sweet music
Bittersweet, deafening silence, liquid gas
Frightened, scared, terrified
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Santa's helpers are subordinate Clauses.
pun
simile
metaphor
symbol
