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