Literary Terms
Poetry
What's the word mean?
Punctuation
Miscellaneous
100
a figure of speech that compares two things that have something in common, using LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
100
a 14 line poem
What is a sonnet?
100
the imitation of a literary work for amusement or instruction is called: 1) farce 2) cliche 3) allusion 4) parody
What is #4, a parody?
100
One of these sentences is correct: 1) Its better to give than to receive 2) It's better to give than to recieve 3) It's better to give than to receive 4) It's better to give than too receive
What is #3, It's better to give than to receive?
100
Wrote The Rape of the Lock
Who is Alexander Pope?
200
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
200
identify which of the following words is an iamb: 1) borrowing 2) late 3) return 4) prettier iamb- unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable
What is #3, return?
200
one of the following terms is a useful type of context clue: 1) cliches 2) archaic words 3) restatements 4) alliterative words
What is #3, restatements?
200
There is an error in this sentence: In Washington, D.C., we visited three museums in a single day the National Portrait Gallery, the Freer Gallery of Art, and the National Museum of Natural History. 1) an single 2) day, 3) Correct 4) day:
What is #4, day: ?
200
There is an error in this sentence: If Wilson High does not adopt manditory community service, we'll be cheating not only our students' but our community. 1) community/cheating 2) adopt/service 3) manditory/students' 4) Wilson/we'll
What is #3, manditory/students' Should be mandatory/ students
300
a writer that chooses words that express the opposite of what he or she means is using (type of irony) ...
What is verbal irony?
300
One of the following contains a metaphor: 1) "She walks in beauty, like the night." 2) "The lone and level sands stretch far away." 3) "And here were forests ancient as the hills." 4) "O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being."
What is #4, "O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being"
300
a reference to something from literature, history, or religion 1) parody 2) pun 3) allegory 4) allusion
What is #4, an allusion?
300
When referring to a song, short story, short poem, essay, article, episode, or chapter, we use these to indicate it is a title of importance
What are quotations?
300
Wrote Utopia
Who is Sir Thomas More?
400
Satire is used for all of the following except which of the following: 1) to expose errors and absurdities 2) to bring about change 3) to show both sides of an issue 4) to make people laugh
What is #3, to show both sides of an issue?
400
the overall feeling or atmosphere in a poem is: 1) mood 2) attitude 3) structure 4) tone
What is mood?
400
an example/context clue can be introduced by all of the following words and phrases except: 1) namely 2) however 3) such as 4) for instance
What is #2, however?
400
When referring to a book, play, long poem, film, radio, TV series, or video games, we use this to indicate it is a title of importance
What is italicizing (underlining)?
400
the repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
500
Writers use words with strong connotations, either positive or negative, for all of the following reasons except: 1) to influence the reader 2) to convey the writer's viewpoint 3) to create regular rhythm 4) to evoke associations in the mind of the reader
What is #3, to create regular rhythm?
500
All of the following subjects are major themes of the Romantic poets, except: 1) reason and logic 2) power and nature 3) strong senses, emotions, and feelings 4) the transience of beauty
What is #1, reason and logic?
500
One of the following is false about symbols: 1) People, places, animals, and objects can be symbols 2) Symbols can have only one meaning 3) Symbols have both literal and figurative meaning 4) Some symbols have widely recognized meanings
What is #2, symbols can only have one meaning?
500
One of these sentences is correct: 1) So far, I have lived in three places: Phoenix, Arizona; Williamsburg, Pennsylvania; and Sarasota, Florida. 2) So far I have lived in three places: Phoenix, Arizona, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, and Sarasota, Florida. 3)So far, I have lived in three places; Phoenix, Arizona; Williamsburg, Pennsylvania; and Sarasota, Florida.
What is #1, So far, I have lived in three places: Phoenix, Arizona; Williamsburg, Pennsylvania; and Sarasota, Florida.
500
The two meanings of the word "rime" in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
What is "rhyme" and "frost"?
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