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What is personification?
Everybody's favorite literary term
Comparison to animals
Reference to the narrator
Human characteristics given to non-humans
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what is an internal rhyme?
Matching sound pattern on the last word in a line
matching sound patterns in the middle of two different lines
Matching sound pattern on the first word in a line
matching sound pattern of two words in the same line
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what is consonance?
repetition of a vowel sound
repetition of a consonant sound
Permanence
Letter that is not a vowel
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what is assonance?
Repetition of consonant sounds
Repetition of vowel sounds
Repetition of adjectives
Repetition of articles
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what is a eulogy?
speech to honor the dead
a poem which exalts something emotional
reference to an absent character
satire
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what is a euphemism?
speech to honor the dead
exaggeration
a poem which tells a story
mild expression substituted for a harsh expression
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what is apostrophe?
an extended metaphor
a common cultural reference
a punctuation mark
when the speaker addresses something or someone not present
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what does pessimistic mean?
Nervous apprehension
A bright outlook for the future
Negative outlook or seeing the worst
Of or relating to the 1970s
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what is the zenith?
Something which is out of place in time
The apex or top
Another term for "Bohemian"
A mountain in Greece
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what is the rhyme scheme of an Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet?
ABCDABCDABCABC
ABCABCABCABDEE
ABBAABBACDCDCD
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
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what is reminiscence?
mocking others
recalling past events
exaggeration
being extremely careful
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what is a sight rhyme?
words that sound the same but are spelled differently
the process of looking for rhyme in a poem
words that are spelled like they should rhyme, but don't
words that are spelled exactly the same
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what is the rhyme scheme of an English (Shakespearean) Sonnet?
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
ABBAABBAABBACC
ABBAABBACDCDCD
ABCDABCDEFEFEF
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what is an allusion?
a reference to the narrator
reference to something which is commonly known
slight of hand
a work in which characters and events are symbolic
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what is understatement?
The use of dramatic irony
Making little of something huge
The use of paradox
Making something huge out of something very small
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what is a metaphor?
Comparison using alliteration
Comparison between two unlike things
That one thing teachers like
Comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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what does superstitious mean?
Symbolitry
Deep belief in Christianity
A classic song
Belief in the ominous significance of something
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what is a sestina?
a poem which exalts a thing or idea
six stanzas of six lines each
a six line poem
a special 16 line sonnet
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what does Bohemian mean?
of or relating to the turn of the century
Of or relating to Gypsies
Of or relating to musicians
of or relating to the 1980s
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what is hyperbole?
satire
assonance
alliteration
exaggeration
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what is a parable?
short poem in iambic pentameter
an apology
understatement in a poem
short allegory used to teach something
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what does idealistic mean?
Believing in the best possible outcome
Trusting in the truth
Believing in the worst possible outcome
Creativity
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what does laudatory mean?
short
long
full of praise
full of censure
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what is an allegory?
exaggerated themes and use of irony to exact change
plot, characters, and setting represent something else
a story representative of the time it was written
A story praising the status quo
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what does erratic mean?
exceptionally negative
having no definite course; eccentric
Peaceful and calm
Optimistic
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what is alliteration?
repeated sounds at the beginning of words
repetition of words in a poem
repeated sounds at the end of words
repetition of a phrase in a poem
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what is an ode?
a poem which elevates a thing or idea
poem written in common language
thoughtful anecdote
a 16 line poem
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what is a ballad?
an extended sonnet
a sad love song
A highly structured poem
a poem that tells a story in common language
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someone who is contemplative is:
delightful, funny
thoughtful, pensive
angry, wrathful
bitter, caustic
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what does admonition mean?
to give permission
authoritative counsel or warning
a short speech at someone's death
acceptance
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A classical allusion is a:
Reference to Classical music
A common reference everyone knows
Reference to the author's life
Reference to Greeks or Romans
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whoch of the following is a type of allusion?
Cultural
Literary
Biblical
Mythological
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what does it mean to be meticulous?
of or related to metal
having human qualities
extremely rushed
extremely careful and thoughtful
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what is a parody?
humorous imitation of literature
A French poem of 18 lines with strict structure rules
a story with a moral (usually Biblical)
Story in which the characters have symbolic meaning
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what is an oxymoron?
juxtaposition of opposites
exaggeration for effect
A slow character...like Lennie
contemplation
