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Relating to or in the form of words
Identify the OXYMORON
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Identify the OXYMORON
Rain races
Cool beans
Act Naturally
Hot summer
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Relating to or in the form of words
Dialogue
Conversational
Speech
Verbal
3
When the audience knows who the killer is, but characters don't is...
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
obvious irony
4
An EPIC SIMILE is best described as ...
a lengthy comparison between two things using like or as
a comparison using more than two things
any simile found in an Epic poem
a simile combined with a hyperbole
5
Which of the following has a hidden meaning?
allegory
anecdote
aphorism
verbal
6
Which is an example of CONCRETE DICTION?
Intelligence
Love
Racism
Freedom
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A MORAL TALE can be described as
any story incorporating a lesson
any story that can also be considered a fable
any story that employs exaggeration
any story that focuses on life and death
8
Bedford is an uppity neighborhood, but the rents are cheap.
Uppity
is an example of
hyperbole
connotation
denotation
allegory
9
A philosophical or ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of people
verbal
juxtaposition
moral tale
humanism
10
“Don’t act like Romeo in front of her,” is an example of...
Allusion
Aphorism
Analogy
Allegory
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IN MEDIAS RES can be simply defined as...
beginning in the middle
having to do with the Restoration Period
a story about a mom killing both her kids
taking a short break
12
Which type of concept is Freedom?
archaic
humanistic
concrete
abstract
13
Pinocchio saying, "My nose will be growing" is an example of ...
epic paradox
dramatic fallacy
anecdote
situational irony
14
Which set of lyrics include a metaphor?
you shoot me down but I won't fall; I'm titanium
'cause you're amazing just the way you are
so no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars
mama told me go make yourself friends or you'll be lonely
15
Identify the HYPERBOLE
“I love you to the sun and back”
“That elephant weighs a million tons”
“Joe can't see anything”
“Usain Bolt is the fastest man ever”
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Which is the best example of CHIVALRY?
Rescuing a cat from a tree for a little kid
travelling around on horseback to help others
Helping an elderly woman with her groceries to her car
Giving a hand to someone in need
17
Identify which is a KENNING
basketball
chicken tenders
bee sting
tree hugger
18
An imitation of a particular writer, singer, or genre is known as ...
paradisiac
parody
paradox
paragraph
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Which is the best example of INVOCATION?
drinking water from a wine glass
resisting arrest
asking teacher for help on homework
not following rules
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The main difference between SATIRE and PARODY is ...
Satire is based on truth, parody on fiction
Satire is literature, parody is film and tv
Parody is more popular in contemporary culture
Satire's purpose extends beyond entertainment
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"Nice going, genius" is an example of ...
dramatic irony
situational irony
ahole irony
verbal irony
22
All of the following characterize Classicism EXCEPT
convention
tradition
order
expression
23
What literary device is used when a language is specific to a certain group of people?
Repetition
Dialect
Alliteration
Oxymoron
24
MOOD refers to ...
The author's intended atmosphere
What the author feels
What the character feels
What the audience thinks
25
A very typical example of a certain person or thing
Archaic
Caesura
Archetype
Oxymoron
26
Which is the closest in meaning to anecdote?
quote
epic
short story
poem
27
Person who recited poetry and also spread news was known as
a Scop
a nomad
an Evangelist
a Missionary
28
Informal speech
casual
colloquial
slang
loquacious
29
All of the following characterize ROMANTICISM EXCEPT
ecstasy
imagination
nature
symmetry
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A short witty sentence expressing a truth; a maxim
moral tale
metaphor
anecdote
aphorism
31
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
epic simile
analogy
juxtaposition
caesura
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something made up of two opposite things that seems impossible but is actually true or possible
parody
paradox
paragon
parashoes
33
Which of the following is an example of metonymy?
Like a fish out of water
Hannah’s home has heat
Lend me a hand
As black as coal
34
Any recurring element that holds a symbolic significance to a story is known as ...
Allegory
Theme
Motif
Symbol
35
“A pen is the weapon of a writer” is an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Analogy
Hyperbole
Extended Metaphor
36
The description of Grendel in Beowulf as "Sin-stained demon" is an example of
Kenning
Hyperbole
Stock epithet
Caesura
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A comparison that utilizes something familiar to explain something unfamiliar
allegory
simile
metaphor
analogy
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TONE is ...
the intended feeling of a scene
what the reader feels
the author's attitude
what not to use with me
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“...why don’t you come on over baby, we can shake, shake, shake………...yeaahhhh” uses what device
caesura
onomatopoeia
kenning
hyperbole
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'No. Almost. But did thee feel the earth move?' is an example of which?
allegory
dialect
satire
archaic
