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Persuasive Techniques
Irony
Direct Object, Indirect Object,
Object of the Preposition, Linking or Action Verb?
Drama
Literary Terms and Poetry
100
This is the approach that uses peer pressure and assumes that people like to follow the crowd
What is bandwagon?
100
You say something but mean something else
What is verbal irony?
100
The word in quotes in the following sentence is _____________. During the Middle Ages, the monastery libraries introduced a circulating "library".
What is direct object?
100
Juliet: I will not fail: ‘tis twenty years till then. I have forgot why I did call thee back. Romeo: Let me stand here till thou remember it. Juliet: I shall forget, to have thee stand there, Remembering how I love thy company. Romeo: And I’ll still stay, to have thee still forget. This is an example of __________________.
What is dialogue?
100
This type of poem has the following characteristics: 14 lines a regular rhyme pattern usually written in iambic pentameter
What is sonnet?
200
“Act now! Supplies are limited! Everything must go! Order now and receive this free toaster oven!” is an example of ______________.
What is urgency?
200
The firemen rush off to a fire and the firehouse burns down. What type of irony?
What is situational irony?
200
The word in quote in the following sentence is _____________. Natalie knitted her "friend" a sweater.
What is indirect object?
200
This type of poetry is drama written in verse to be spoken or sung.
What is dramatic poetry?
200
The Odyssey is an example of this type of poem.
What is epic?
300
If Apple releases an ad of President Obama talking about how great his iPod works to calm him down before every major speech, the company is using ____________ to market the product.
What is testimonial?
300
We know Juliet is not dead but the characters do now. What is the type of irony?
What is dramatic irony?
300
The word in quotes in the following sentence is _____________. The birthday cake "tasted" strange.
What is linking verb verb?
300
(Enter JULIET) JULIET : Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Towards Phoebus' lodging: such a wagoner As Phaethon would whip you to the west, And bring in cloudy night immediately. Spread thy close curtain, love-performing night, That runaway's eyes may wink and Romeo?Leap to these arms, untalk'd of and unseen…. This is an example of __________________.
What is monologue?
300
_____________ is missing from the following plot sequence: rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement
What is exposition?
400
This technique uses words and images that generally carry a favorable meaning to everyone.
What is glittering generalities?
400
Ben’s mom buys him a new purple turtleneck to wear the first day of school. Ben says to his mom “Gee thanks mom!” What type of irony?
What is verbal irony?
400
The word in quotes in the following sentence is _____________. My teacher entered the test results in the "gradebook".
What is object of a preposition?
400
_______________ is a piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage or a remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.
What is aside?
400
A __________________ is a short poem that expresses a speaker’s thoughts or feelings.
What is lyric poem?
500
When Listerine claims to “fight bad breath,” fight is an example of a _________________.
What is a loaded word?
500
We see the killer behind the door but the young girl about to open it does not. What type of irony?
What is dramatic irony?
500
The word in quotes in the following sentence is _____________. My brother "made" the cake for the wedding reception.
What is action verb?
500
[JULIET appears above at a window.] ROMEO: But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? ?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. ?Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, ?Who is already sick and pale with grief, ?That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.?Be not her maid, since she is envious; ?Her vestal livery is but sick and green ?And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. ?It is my lady, O, it is my love! ?O, that she knew she were! ?She speaks yet she says nothing; what of that? ?Her eye discourses; I will answer it. ?I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks…. This is an example of __________________.
What is soliloquy?
500
A ________________________ is a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.
What is ballad?