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What is an oxymoron?
An expression that puts together two complementary ideas to make a point
A figurative expression similar in nature to a metaphor
An expression that makes use of parallelism to make a point
An expression that puts together two contradictory ideas to make a point
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What is romanticism?
The conclusion of a work
The early 19th century literary movement
A major supporting character in a work
A genre of literature
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What is an example of a hyperbole?
The room was as cold as ice
The pen is mightier than the sword
The cookies were as hard as a rock
The bee was busy spreading pollen to flowers in the area
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What is an example of personification?
The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze
The cat leaped across the narrow walkway
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What is an example of a metaphor?
He is like a shining star
The snow covered the town like a fluffy white blanket
Life is a highway
The dog ran like a cheetah to his owner
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What is explication?
A critical approach which emphasizes distinction between genres
A self-contradictory statement
The explanation of a work via careful analysis
The protagonist of a popular book
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An allegory is a story or poem that can be interpreted to understand its meaning and/or lesson
True
False
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What is a euphemism?
A vague expression used to refer to a sensitive subject
An explicit expression used to refer to a sensitive subject
An expression that puts together two ideas that contradict each other
An expression that puts together two ideas that complement each other
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What is an antithesis?
A lengthy lyric poem written in a dignified style
The direct equals and opposites within a balanced format
The main antagonist of a work
A short thematic question at the beginning of a work
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What is a paradox?
A figure of speech intended to mock or scorn
A figure of speech intended to emphasize a comparison
A contradictory statement that is proven true upon further research
A contradictory statement that is later proven false upon further research
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What is an ode?
The most common poetic meter
A lengthy poem characterizied by its dignified, serious style and content
A major division within a play
A hero who lacks the usual qualities of a hero
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What is the definition of an annotation?
A compilation of several fiction or non-fiction works
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A textual or editorial comment
The characterization of an inanimate object
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Which of these is an example of alliteration?
Those cookies are rather sweet, aren't they?
They eliminated their opponents with haste.
I hope that we can go see a movie today.
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An analogy and a simile are similar, but not the same literary device
True
False
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What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison using like or as, whereas a simile is not.
A metaphor is more emphatic than a simile
A simile is more emphatic than a metaphor
A simile is a comparison using like or as, whereas a metaphor is not.
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What is metonymy?
A figure of speech that replaces a word with something closely associated
A figure of speech that replaces a word with something of little similarity
A figure of speech similar in nature to an oxymoron, but more extensive
A figure of speech similar in nature to a hyperbole
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Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?
. deteriorative
deteriorated
deteriorating
deterioration
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What is a logical fallacy?
A mistaken belief based on a misinterpreted article
A mistaken belief based on an unsound argument or belief
A belief based on an unsound argument
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What is an anagram?
The most common poetic meter
A word formed from the transpositioning of letters
The alternate name for the deuteragonist of a work
The climax of an epic
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Which of the following phrases contains an oxymoron?
The end was bittersweet
The top ten advanced to the finals
The restroom is occupied
He flew to Montana for a vacation
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What is an epic?
Poetry which lacks regular meter and line length
The analysis of poetic meter
The protagonist of a popular book
An extended narrative poem of heroic quality
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What is an abstract?
The brief summary of an article or book
The systematic study of a literary work to determine the correct version
A particular way of evaluating a text
A lengthy poem characterizied by its dignified, serious style and content
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What is an anthology?
A literary subclass
The analysis of poetic meter
A poem mourning the death of an individual
A collection of fiction or non-fiction works that are connected
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What is a persona?
A collection of fictional works
A "mask" for the speaker of a text
The repititon of consonant sounds
A short narrative poem originally designed to be sung
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What is situational irony?
The irony of the reader knowing more information compared to the characters
The irony of something happened that was different from the expectation
The irony of something happening that had no foreshadowing
The irony of the character falling into an expected situation
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What is an archetype?
A constantly recurring example or concept of a place
The main antagonist's defining objective
A constantly recurring example or concept of a character
The main protagonist's defining objective
