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Literary Elements and Vocabulary from Short Story Unit
Literary Elements and Vocabulary from Short Story Unit
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marquee
(n.)is:
a space alien
an illuminated sign
a flag
a mark made by a teacher on a student's work
2
An example of alliteration is:
all are examples of alliteration
"saucer seesawed"
"deepening dusk"
"periscopes protruded"
3
In "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier, juxtaposition is used to show:
black v. white
pebbles v. rocks
wealth v. poverty
the flowers v. the dust
4
The word stoicism can be seen in which example?
the large woman with the purse
Miss Lottie's face
Lizabeth's reaction to her father crying
Mrs. Mallard's reaction to her husband's death
5
Which is an example of a symbol?
the beach in "The Wretched and the Beautiful"
the blue sky in "The Story of an Hour
The denim jacket in "On the Bridge"
the path through the woods in "The Difficult Path"
6
The word
depredations
(pl. n.) means:
the lack of goods in a store
animals that are predators
acts of attacking or plundering
shabby clothes
7
"Poverty was the cage in which we were all trapped" (1) is an example of:
a simile
a metaphor
personification
a flashback
8
The word
fraud
(n.) means:
a German mistress
a uniform worn by bankers
a person or a thing intended to trick others
a costume or mask
9
The phrase "diobedient hair" in "Rules of the Game" is an example of
personification
.
True
False
10
Which example best illustrates
hyperbole
?
"... large purse that had eveything in it but hammer and nails" (Hughes 1)
"...his sweaty brow seemed to weep at my every move" (Tan 4)
"Miss Lottie seemed to be at least a hundred years old" (Colllier 2)
All are examples of hyperbole.
11
If something is described as
pristine
(adj.), it is:
perfect
unspoiled and unpolluted
dirty and grimy
somewhat clean
12
A euphemism is a mild word or phrase to replace a harsher one.
False
True
13
The word
chary
(adj.) means raw and slimy.
True
False
14
Which is an example from our short stories of a metaphor?
the "wretched" aliens in "The Wretched and the Beautiful"
all are examples of metaphors
the path in "The Difficult Path"
Marigolds in "Marigolds"
15
Synonyms for
tumultuously
(adv.) would be:
excitedly and loudly
smoothly and evenly
softly and quietly
calmly and carefully
16
The word
pliant
(adj.)means:
covered with paint
a tool used to twist things
easily bent
something that is unwanted
17
An
elixir
(n.) is:
a wizard
a magic wand
a type of lizard
a medicinal concoction
18
The word
raucous
(adj.)
is used correctly in which sentence?
The dogs were raucous as they slept in their beds.
The librarian complimented the students on their raucous study habits.
The captain through her head back in raucous laughter.
The old woman enjoyed her raucous surroundings as she tended her marigolds.
19
An example of a paradox might be:
fight fire with fire
when they go low, we go high
last one there is a rotten egg
takes one to know one
20
The word
dissipated
(v.) means:
vaporized
unspoiled
lessened
grew larger
21
A good synonym for
reverie
(n.) would be:
dusk
a person at the head of a church
daydream
a bugle call early in the morning
22
Is the word
blanched
used correctly?: "The student
blanched
with fear as the teacher handed back the test."
False
True
23
An example of hyperbole might be:
I am so hungry I could fly a kite
I am so hungry I could milk a cow
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
I am so hungry I could plant a tree
24
Peevishly
(adv.) means easily annoyed.
True
False
25
The hole in "He-y, Come on Ou-t!" could be considered both a symbol and a metaphor.
False
True