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English Literature Concepts and Terminology Quiz
English Literature Concepts and Terminology Quiz
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A quiz aimed at GCSE English Literature students.
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In English, we use the word 'text' ...
... as a catchall phrase for all forms of communication
... to refer to SMS messages or TXT language
... to refer to films, tv shows, novels, poetry, song lyrics
2
Which of these is an example of Alliteration?
Some smug slug spotted Smeg's snug
Knees weak, arms heavy, there's vomit on my sweater already
Violets are blue, you are true
I could eat a horse.
3
An 'allegory' is ...
a meme featuring Al Gore's sayings
a text which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
the political, moral or spiritual sub text of a story
a type of horror film where 'all are gory'
4
To start a story 'in medias res' means ...
to start 'in the middle of the action'
to start the story during the day
to set the story in a TV station
to film a movie in high 'media' resolution
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'The sun woke early in the morning and smiled down upon me' is an example of ...
Simile
Personification
Rhetorical Question
Pathos
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In literary analysis, irony is ...
when what's said is deliberately opposite to what's meant
a traffic jam when you're already late.
a no smoking sign on your cigarette break
sarcasm, dryness, sharpness, acerbity, trenchancy, cynicism
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Figurative language is ...
Language which is a 'figure of speech' e.g. metaphor, simile
Factual language
Language which states reality exactly as it is.
Language that is not literal
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A simile is ...
... two words with similar spelling / different meaning
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... a figurative comparison using 'like' or 'as'
... a figurative comparison which is positive.
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When I say that a word has a 'connotation', I meant that ...
you can associate it with other things
that word has to have extra commas after it
10
Which of the following is in
second person?
She looked around: what is this place?
When you're in Adelaide, you'll want to go to Bounce.
Get off that chair!
I can't believe she did it!
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'Conventions' in writing are ...
... rules, traditions and guidelines that evolved over time
... large exhibitions where famous writers gather
12
Which of the following is a 'colloquialism'?
Bang, crash, boom opera!
Crikey, kid, I wasn't born yesterday.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Adelaide is a liveable city because it is heaps good.
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In literature, the term 'register' refers to ...
The particular dialect / slang / style of a people's writing
How formal / informal the text is
How conversational vs. how written-ly a text is
To sign up for something
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The 'protagonist' and 'antagonists' are ...
the supporter of an argument and their opponent
the main character and their main opposing character (enemy)
professional writer and their editor
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A cliche is ...
a type of remote control clicker
an idea or phrase which has been said and used too much
a group of people who isolate themselves from others
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Bang! Smash! Quack! are all examples of ...
Simile
Onomatopeia
Hyperbole
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Imagery involves ...
creating an 'image' in the reader's mind
creating an experience in the reader's mind
photos and pictures that decorate the writing, like Word Art
using description to help a reader 'imagine' the scene
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In literature, a 'motif' is ...
a type of slogan
a recurring symbol, object or idea
a type of necklace
a favourite saying
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Allusions are ...
a form of intertextuality
where we make something appear impossible or imaginary
what magicians do
references to cultural elements e.g. historical events
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An 'omniscient' narrator is one which ...
is all seeing and all knowing (i.e. like God)
is outside the heads of the characters, so sees everything
is also a single scientist
is a meditating narrator ... (ommmmm)
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When a writer breaks the 'fourth wall', this means they have ...
written a story about home demolition
spoken directly to the reader/viewer
referred to something outside the 'world' of the story
written five sections of the story instead of four
22
A hyperbole is ...
... a sweeping generalisation.
... an exaggeration.
... a literal comparison between two unlike things.
... a huge bowling alley.
23
The word 'genre' ...
... is the next generation after X and Y.
... is short for 'generate', i.e. create
... is another word for 'text type'.
... means 'type' or 'kind'.
24
Which of these words is not like the other ...
Comparison
Similarity
Contrast
Juxtaposition
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Hints and clues early in a novel which suggest what's going to happen are known as ...
intertextuality
stereotypes
foreshadowing
allusions
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'Rhetorical devices' are ...
... dinosaur hand tools.
... language which is not literally true.
... another word for themes.
... language techniques used to persuade.
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'Subtext' is a word used to describe ...
the ideas, themes, meanings in a text
the unspoken, hidden meanings of a text
the little writing sometimes written below text
a type of footnote
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A narrator who isn't quite telling you the whole truth is called ...
an unreliable narrator
an untrustworthy narrator
a lying narrator
a confused narrator
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Metaphors ...
are 'for Meta'.
create new meaning by making comparisons between two things
are comparisons where you use 'like' or 'as'
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A 'bildungsroman' is ...
a novel where the main character learns who they are
an Italian building
a novel about 'growing up'
a German fantasy novel
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A 'canonical' text is ...
an old book that was shot out of a cannon (they were big)
one which is considered to have high literary value
one which is a central part of our historical tradition
