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What is assonance?
The repetition of the consonant sound
A break in a line of poetry
The repetition of the sound of a vowel in close adjunction
A rhyme scale of shakespearean poetry
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Which is an example of a character study?
A group of characters studying for a physics test
Subjective prejudice of characters
Procrastination on a big plot
The protagonists personality leading a conclusion
3
"O Captain! My captain" is an example of what?
Elegy
Ediface
Sonney
Epitaph
4
Which is an example of caesura?
A Shakespearean sonnet
I hear lake water lapping || with low sounds by the shore
The brakes went out on the car
The accountant took a break from his busy day
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Which is an example of Assonance?
Some small soap
I coul eat a cow
We must live together as brothers or die together as fools
Men sell bells
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Which is an example of Alliteration?
She sells seashells by the sea shore
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
The thick sock ran a mock
I will, I can, I must
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What is free verse?
Poetry with 14 lines
Poetry without rhyme
A poem written by Shakespeare
A verse of poetry expressing the right of freedom of speech
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"Brave as a lion" is an example of what?
Simile
Personification
Simily
Metaphor
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A sonnet with an octave of a rhyme scale of at least abbaabba is called a what?
Balled
Victorian Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
Shakespearean sonnet
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What is direct address?
Speaking to an object as with personification
The absolute location of a proper noun in a poem
A dialogue between a character and the audience
Proper noun of who is being directly spoken to
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What is complex sentence?
An appositive phrase
A one subject sentence
A sentence where the indirect object precedes The direct
A sentence containing an additional clause
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Which is an example of a rhetorical question?
Are you still sick?
Why not?
What's the answer to number 3?
How old did you turn today?
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What is ballad
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
A poem with 14 lines
Consize lines of poetry
The rhymes scale of a poem
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What is a petrarchan sonnet?
An octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba
A poem named after Petrarchan
A strong rhyme scale
A fourteen line poem with three stanzas
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What is spondee?
A foot of two long syllables
A foot of two short syllables
A foot of two stressed syllables
A foot of two unstressed syllables
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Which would be an example of a logical fallacy?
Logic
Dialogue between two characters having a dispute
A strong metaphor
A weak, irrelevant analogy
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“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind" is an example of what?
Nationalism
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Epigram
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What is soliloquy?
An argument
Thinking to oneself
Speaking ones thoughts aloud by oneself
Talking to a character about how they're feeling
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What is hyperbole?
A detailed analysis
Two statements that contradict each other
Telling the truth
An extreme exaggeration
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Substituting "suits" to mean "business executives" is an example of what?
Personification
Substitution
Metaphor
Metonymy
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Which is an example of a spondee?
Splish
DUM-DUM
apple
Splash
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What is parallel structure?
Repetition of a vowel within a sentence
Two lines that run along side each other
Repetition a grammatical form within a sentence
Two points that make a similar argument
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Romeo comparing Juliet to a boat in a storm is best an example of what?
Character Analysis
Character Deceit
Literary Conceit
Plot structure
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What is internal rhyme?
A sonnet rhyme scheme
The repetition of a rhyme in a poem
A rhyme within the same stanza
A rhyme within the same sentence
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What is character study?
A combination of characteristics
Analysis of a characters traits
The study of the English langauge
The characters appearence on a scale of 1-10
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Which is an example of allusion?
He had broken every bone in his body
That hit knocked him into next week
He had struck his Achilles heel
The drink was ice hot
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What is villanelle?
Nineteen line poem with only two syllables
A lyric consisting of two quatrains
A ballad
A fourteen line sonnet
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What is a parable?
A good decision based on conscience
A story with a lesson to be taught
A class about morality
A poem meant to be sung
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What is colloquial diction?
Using "slang"
Politely answering your mother
Using everyday common words in speech
Formally talking to your boss
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"
Ode
on a Grecian Urn" is an example of what type of poetry?
Sonnet
Lyric
Ballad
Ode
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Which is an example of Apostrophe?
O, speak again, young man
The childrens' toys
She was bright, like a star
The children's toys
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A movie making fun of a popular novel is an example of what?
paradox
parody
Parable
protest
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What is onomatopoeia?
The formation of a word from the sound it makes
Repeating a word to express discontent
The formation of a word from Latin roots
The use of the same word to mean multiple things
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"I took the car and it wasnt far" is an example of what?
Rhythm
Rhyme scheme
Internal rhyme
Lyrical rhyme
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Which is the best example of extended metaphor in literature?
Divergent
1984
One Fish, Two Fish
Animal Farm
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What is elegy?
A poem of reflection for the dead
A poem of praise and thanksgiving
A phrase of memorance on a headstone
Mourning
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What is sestina?
6 lines, 4 stanzas
14 lines, 4 octaves
6 lines, 6 stanzas, same 6 words
4 lines, 4 stanzas and iambic pentameter
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What is extended metaphor?
Giving human traits to animals or objects
Comparison of two unlike things extended through paragraphs
The deeper meaning behind the word choice
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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Which type of poem has six words repeated at Thebes's end of six different lines?
Caesura
Satire
Sonnet
Sestina
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What is apostrophe?
A punctuation mark to show possession
A break in the dialogue to address an imaginary person
A pause in a line of a poem
A sentence where the subject is separated by commas
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Which descriptor is an example of invective?
Annoyed
Pernicious vermin
Filthy coward
Dumbfounding
42
Jesus's teachings were mainly in the form of what?
Narratives
Ballads
Sonnets
Parables
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What is couplet?
An ABAB rhyme scale
Two lines of voice sharing meter and rhyme
A verse in a sonnet
A two verse poem
44
What is Alliteration?
The same letter or sound at the start of adjacent phrases
A reference to the Bible, history or literature
The occursnce of similar vowel sounds in the middle of words
The same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words
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"Here lies a great man and husband" is an example of what?
Epitaph
Elegy
Epigram
Ediface
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What is an ode?
A speech
A formal poem mourning a tragic event
A musical poem telling a story
A lyric poem meant to address a particular subject
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What is caesura?
A feeling of gratification
A pause in a line of poetry
using a single word to infer a group
The deeper meaning behind the words
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"The assignment was a breeze" is an example of what?
Metonymy
Personification
Metaphor
Assimilation
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What is a narrative?
A story relevant to a geological location telling of a hero
The makeshift bed Jesus was born in
A spoken or written account of events forming a story
The order of events more specifically in chronological order
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Saying "Golden State"'in a sentence meaning "The Golden State Warriors" is an example of what?
Satire
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Metamorphosis
51
Which piece of literature best represents an example of lyric poetry?
"Green eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess
"The Grapes of Wrath"
"King Lear"
"The raven" by Edgar Allen Poe
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What is literary conceit?
An analogy comparing the protagonist and antagonist
A series of complex sentences
The use of trickery to move the plot along
A complex Extended metaphor that governs an entire work
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What is a rhetorical question?
A formal debate between to candidates
A question without the expectation of an answer
Expecting an answer to a test
The answer to a test
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Blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope,/Being had, to triumph; being lacked, to hope.
Is an example of iambic pentameter
Is an example of a sonnet
Is an example of a couplet
Is a beatitude
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What is iambic pentameter?
A fourteen line poem
A stanza of poetry with a clear rhyme scheme
A line of five metrical feet followed by two syllables
A pause in the middle of a line of poetry
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What is Dramatic Monologue?
A mournful conversation between two characters
A mentally incapable person talking to themselves
Irony
A poem by an imagined person revealing aspects of the plot
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"Oh, I only broke my entire spine" Is an example of what?
Understatement
Overstatement
Hyperbole
Misfortune
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Which is an example of blank verse?
Hamlet's use of iambic pentameter
A calm storm came
Roses are red, violets are blue
Romeo and Juliet
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What is an oxymoron?
Two phrases that compliment each other
A phrase of adjacent contradictory words
A seemingly unintelligent character
Two people with different opinions
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Which is an example of a shakespearean sonnet?
oedipus
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Sonnet IX
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What is satire?
The gratification one gets from accomplishing a feat
A comedi way to praise someone
The use of humor to criticize a persons stupidity
A persons social class
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"Y'all gonna make me go bananas" is an example of what?
Paradox
Diction
Parable
Colloquialism
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What is ironic contrast?
When nothing good comes about from a situation
A situation known to everyone
When the outcome is something other than expected
When the desired outcome happens
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What is personification?
An adjective that can describe both human and nonhuman
Looking at the clouds
Talking to a tree
Attributing a human characteristic to a nonhuman object
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What is logical fallacy?
The face a character puts on to hide his intentions
A flawed argument
The logical choice in an event
Losing an argument
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What is Epigram?
A poem of historical importance
An extreme exaggeration
A witty remark expressing an idea in a clever way
A pitiful saying
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What is a smilie?
A comparison of tw unlike things using "like" or "as"
A contrast of two unlike things
A connection made between the characters and the audience
The movement along the plot
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What is metonymy?
Substituting an attribute to represent a whole
Repetition of descriptive words
Words that sound like what they mean
The rhyme scale of a sonnet
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"Two households, both alike in dignity" is an example of what?
Iambic pentameter
Ode
Rhyme scheme
Paradox
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What is a parody?
A poem expressing discontent
A sonnet that references another piece of literature
An imitation of a work to exaggerate a comic effect
A funny joke in literature
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A poem with no clear rhyme scheme or iambic pentameter is an example of what type of poetry?
Ballet
Blank Verse
Sonnet
Free Verse
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"I am nobody" Is an example of what?
Satire
Parody
Paradox
Parable
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Which is the best example of a soliloquy?
Dialogue
Thought
Monologue
Conversation
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What is Allusion?
Calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
An extreme exaggeration
A piece of historical text
Repetition of multi-vowel sounds
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What is a lyric poem?
A musical, rhythmic poem exploring strong emotional feelings
A poem explaining the importance of lyrics
A poem with catchy lyrics
A musical
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What is a paradox?
A proposal
A statement proposing a resolve
A self-contradictory statement
An agreement
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Which is an example of a Ballad?
Iron Man
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Hamlet
Oedipus
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Which is an example of cacophony?
A group of defeaning alarm clocks
Splish splash
Crackling of fire
Cluck cluck
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What is a metaphor?
Contrasting two opinions
The basis of a story's plot
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Using one thing as symbolic to something different
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Which is an example of a narrative?
"Oedipus"
"Don Quixote"
"King Lear"
"Animal Farm"
81
"Because my coffee was so cold, I held it over the fire" is an example of what?
Loose Sentence
Complex Sentence
Appositive
Negative Sentence
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Which is an example of Dramatic Monologue?
A child talking back to his mom
A villain revealing the plot to the story's hero
A teacher explaining the instructions of a test
A narrator of Romeo and Juliet giving insight on emotions
83
What is the best synonym for a satire of a work?
Humor
Mockery
Status
Harshness
84
"Louise will swim, bike, and run this weekend at her triathlon." is a parallel structure why?
The reference to a sporting event
The use of the same verb tense throughout
Correct punctuation
The use of three verbs
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"I was so tired, I slept for a year" is an example of what?
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
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Which is an example of ironic contrast?
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Illustrational Irony
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Which is an example of an oxymoron?
Great Depression
Absolute Zero
Blind Luck
Super Sized
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What does the image represent?
Elegy
Direct address
A caracature
Personification
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Which is an example of direct address?
Mr. Smith talking to Mrs. Smith
A boy thinking to himself
The narrator talking to the audience
An address to a dinner party
90
What is a Shakespearean sonnet?
A series of novels sharing a plot structure
A poem written in the Shakespearean time period
A children's book about the passage of time
A collection of sonnets covering themes of time or love
91
What is understatement?
represnting something as an extreme
representing of something being less worse than it is
Expecting something less
a statement in a poem
92
What is synecdoche?
Part representing the whole
A representation of an emotion
Two phrases contradiction each other
Replacing the subject for an adjective
93
What is invective?
A break in a characters dialogue
A crime
Highly critical language
An interruption in poetry
94
What is epitaph?
A short rhyme scheme
An essay depicting the life of a deceased person
Short text honoring deceased person on tombstone or plaque
The face of a grand building or structure
95
What is cacophony?
Transition words in poetry
A harsh mixture of sounds
Repetition of sounds
When the word sounds like its meaning
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The word "sizzle" is an example of what?
Metonymy
Onomatopoeia
Substitution
Adjective
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"The stars danced" is best an example of what?
Action Verbs
Imagery
Personification
Onomatopoeia
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What is a poem with a total of nineteen lines?
Sonnet
Ode
Villanelle
Editaph
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What is caracature?
A portrait
A depiction of a person with exaggerated characteristics
A sonnet with rough iambic pentameter
A biography of a poet
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What is blank verse?
A sonnet without iambic pentameter
A verse without rhyme or with iambic pentameter
A verse without meaning
An empty gesture
