CUTE
A character says, “I’m completely calm,” while visibly trembling in fear. What type of irony is this?
Verbal irony
How many lines does a sonnet traditionally contain?
What type of sonnet contains three quatrains followed by a couplet?
SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET
What sound device repeats the initial consonant sounds of nearby words?
ALLITERATION
Which setting would BEST contribute to a Gothic mood?
A. A colorful carnival
B. A sunny beach
C. A decaying mansion surrounded by a gloomy landscape
D. A cheerful classroom
C.
What type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not?
Dramatic irony
A story presents events in the order they happen—from beginning to climax to resolution.
What plot structure is this?
LINEAR PLOT
What type of sonnet is divided into an octave and a sestet?
PETRARCHAN SONNET
What sound device repeats vowel sounds in nearby words?
ASSONANCE
The crack in the Usher mansion can represent what deeper idea?
A. The family's wealth
B. The family's inner collapse
C. Roderick's love of architecture
D. The narrator's childhood
B
“The bacon sizzled in the frying pan.”
What sound device is being used?
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the metrical pattern containing five iambs per line?
IAMBIC PENTAMETER
What sound device involves repeated consonant sounds within or at the ends of words?
CONSONANCE
A story consists of several related but relatively separate episodes.
What plot structure is this?
EPISODIC PLOT
“I have told you a million times to clean your room!”
What literary device is being used?
HYPERBOLE
Which is the correct collocation?
A. Do a decision
B. Cook a decision
C. Make a decision
D. Build a decision
C. Make a decision
A story focuses on ordinary people, believable situations, and actual social conditions.
What literary movement does this describe?
REALISM
A story contains a decaying mansion, psychological fear, mystery, and an unsettling atmosphere.
What literary style is strongly associated with these elements?
GOTHIC
In the sentence:
“Mara opened the door. The room was cold and empty.”
What helps readers understand what “the room” refers to?
CO-TEXT
A novel tells the story of a family, then follows a student's struggles, while also following a community leader. The storylines develop alongside one another.
What plot structure is this?
PARALLEL PLOT
Who wrote “The Raven” and The Fall of the House of Usher?
EDGAR ALLAN POE
A student encounters the phrase: “heavy rain”
and understands that these words naturally occur together in English.
Which concept explains this relationship?
COLLOCATION
A detective spends the entire story trying to discover who committed the crime. The audience learns halfway through that the detective's trusted assistant is actually the criminal.
DRAMATIC IRONY
A wilted flower represents a person's fading hope. If the flower is the sign, what is its referent?
FADING HOPE
A character repeatedly looks at a broken mirror after making a serious mistake.
What might the broken mirror symbolize?
A CHARACTER'S BROKEN SENSE OF SELF