Personification is...

When something non-human takes on human characteristics

In 'Sultana's Dream' the men were...

Segregated from the women and hidden away in the mardana

In 'Tribes', the amateur robbers...

Couldn't decide who to rob based on race

Rhetorical appeals/devices are....

tools the writer can use to sway an audience.

What is a literary foil?

Characters who are opposite in many ways

What is situational irony?

When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.

How do you make an inference?

Use clues from the text and my background knowledge

The word archetype means?

A recurrent symbol or motif in literature

In 'Zygote' the Creature could be a symbol of...

How vulnerable our identities are on the internet

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.

Compares two things at length and in many ways.

An indication of a future event

Dark romanticism is characterized by...

The macabre and irrational fears

We complete literary analysis in order to...

Understand the text on a deeper level, Understand society from a different perspective

Repeats throughout a literary text

What is an extended metaphor?

A metaphor that is repeated and developed throughout work

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Literary devices are...

Language techniques writers use to create interesting text .

A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event

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1
Wealth and poverty in 'The Prince and the Pauper'
I'm unsure
Hyperbole
Literary analysis
Juxtaposition
2
Personification is...
When something non-human takes on human characteristics
When something inanimate remains the same
When a person becomes an animal
I'm unsure
3
This Flannery O'Connor story has been described as "Southern Gothic".
The Cask of Amontillado
The Masque of the Red Death
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Gone with the Wind
4
In 'Sultana's Dream' the men were...
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the zenana
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the choroot
Segregated from the women and hidden away in the mardana
Expected to work alongside the women
5
'War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength'
Paradox
Pathetic fallacy
Oxymoron
Juxtaposition
6
In 'Tribes', the amateur robbers...
Couldn't decide what to steal in the store
Couldn't decide who to rob based on race
Couldn't decide how much they should steal
Couldn't decide which way to go
7
Rhetorical appeals/devices are....
tools the writer can use to sway an audience.
boring and add no value to writing.
electronic devices used in the English classroom.
funny, short sayings.
8
In 'A Good Man is Hard to Find', the Grandmother saw herself as a...
A politician
An arrogant poet
Proper Southern lady
A good wife
9
'Dime a dozen'
Idiom
Simile
Oxymoron
Alliteration
10
Mood or feeling that is developed through various means...
Atmosphere
Allegory
Alliteration
Simile
11
In 'The Lord of the Rings', the One Ring is a symbol for...
Fragility of relationships
Ultimate power
My precioussss
Marriage
12
Flashback is when...
You jump forward in a story
There is lightning in the story
You jump backwards in a story
There is no light source in the story
13
An example of trope is...
A superhero wearing capes and Spandex
An innocent child
All of the above
A dilapidated location in a horror movie
14
Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are...
Foils
Best friends
I'm unsure
Brothers
15
What does the idiom mean?
Someone who loves to read
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who hates books
16
What is a literary foil?
A humorous play on words
A short speech given by one character
A long uninterrupted speech given by one character
Characters who are opposite in many ways
17
In 'The Tell-Tale Heart', the narrator mentions the old man's...
Eagle Eye
Hidden stash of gold
Evil eye
Lack of awareness
18
What is situational irony?
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.
It is snowy.
When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.
19
How do you make an inference?
Use clues from the text and my background knowledge
think about the whole text and what the author teaches
use context clues
think really hard and the answer will come to me
20
Pick the example of alliteration
The sun is a lightbulb
The car went "bang!"
The moon reflected the sun
Karli couldn't come outside
21
The word archetype means?
A fixed image or idea of a particular type of person/thing
A recurrent symbol or motif in literature
Having distinctive qualities of a particular person/thing
A type of arc
22
In 'Zygote' the Creature could be a symbol of...
How easy it is to create a monster
That science is bad
How vulnerable our identities are on the internet
How vulnerable we are as humans
23
Which literary texts did Edgar Allan Poe write?
Annabel Lee
The Black Cat
Murders in the Rue Morgue
All of the above
24
What is dramatic irony?
Verbs are cool.
When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.
25
Extended Metaphor
Figure of speech that compares things w/o using like or as.
Compares two things at length and in many ways.
Literary device that gives us a hidden meaning
Comparison of two things in one sentence
26
Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, but we know that she's only asleep
Dramatic irony
Inferenced irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
27
Foreshadowing
Words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally
An indirect reference
Comparing two things using like or as
An indication of a future event
28
Dark romanticism is characterized by...
The macabre and rational fears
The macabre and irrational fears
No light source in the stories
God and religion
29
Macbeth is an example of a...
A good king
A video game character
Tragic hero
A not very interesting hero
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What literary devices are present?
Allusion, simile, and metaphor
Allusion, simile, and literary analysis
Allusion, simile, and imagery
Allusion, simile, and tone
31
We complete literary analysis in order to...
Because my English teacher expects me to
To sound intelligent
Understand the text on a deeper level
Understand society from a different perspective
32
That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding a dinosaur.
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
33
A motif...
Repeats throughout a literary text
Doesn't repeat
Is also an oxymoron
Repeats in just a paragraph
34
What literary devices are present in this example?
Allusion and simile
Tone and simile
Alliteration and simile
Allegory and simile
35
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor that compares something long to something short
A metaphor that is repeated and developed throughout work
A simile disguised as a metaphor
A complex sentence containing a comparison
36
An example of an Archetype is?
Any poem by William Shakespeare
Gloomy weather in literature
Contemporary Style poetry
The tragic hero
37
Alliteration
Keep away from or stop yourself from doing
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Arranging ideas and details of belief based on evidence and experience
exaggerated statements or claims not mean to be taken literally
38
Flannery O'Connor was known for writing about the intersection of ______ and ______.
Forgiveness and grief
Morality and redemption
Diversity and friendship
Religion and violence
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Literary devices are...
word choices.
an image created through style choices.
the emotion that an author presents in their work.
Language techniques writers use to create interesting text .
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Allusion
A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event
The power to bring about a result
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
To make evident or prove
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A statement that may seem contradictory but could make sense
Pathetic fallacy
Literary analysis
Simile
Paradox
42
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
Hyperbole
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
43
What is an allegory?
A text that uses foreshadowing.
A text with a hidden meaning.
A text about capitalism.
A text about communism.
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Wisdom and foolishness
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Pathetic fallacy
Juxtaposition

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