10th Grade Midterm Practice

Which of the following is not a symbol in Macbeth ?

A contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens

An error in judgment or a character defect that ultimately leads to his or her downfall

Which is NOT an example of upheaval in nature in Macbeth?

When a character whispers to another character. Other characters on stage do not hear them

When the audience knows something that one or more characters don’t know

Which of the following is NOT a motif?

Which of the following is NOT a hallucination in Macbeth?

A main character of high social rank that has a fatal flaw

An argument used to answer an opposing argument or counterclaim.

Which type of phrase? Martin, a short, bowlegged old man, ambled down the road.

Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively

Which type of phrase? Battered and broken, the ship bobbed helplessly in the water.

A pattern of rhythm that has five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable

When someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another

When an author purposely leaves something out, such as Duncan’s murder in Macbeth

Language that goes beyond the literal meanings of the words

Which is NOT a theme in Macbeth?

When a thought is not finished and continues on the next line

A story or play that ends with the death of the main character or characters

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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

A speech that is given by a character that is alone on stage

A person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself.

An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand.

The repetition of grammatical structures to express ideas of equal importance.

Which is NOT a prophecy from Macbeth?

Writing that presents a claim about an issue and supports it with reasons and evidence.

The writer’s position on an issue or problem

Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

The use of words and phrases more than once to emphasize ideas.

Which type of phrase? The girl, peeking around the corner shyly, was afraid to reveal herself.

An opposing argument

Things that recur throughout the story that lend meaning and influence the text’s themes.

The use of questions that require no answer

When one character gives a speech with others present and listening to him/her.