Final Exam Review (H)

Lit Terms 1

100

Taylor Swift once said, "I might be okay, but I'm not fine at all." What literary device is she using?

Paradox

200

With antithesis, the second half of the sentence is the _______ of the first half. With chiamus, the second half of the sentence is the _______ of the first half.

Opposite, reverse

300

When Claudia MacTeer is telling the story, she's a/an __________ narrator because she only knows her own thoughts and feelings. Every other chapter has a/an __________ narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of every character.

Limited, omniscient

400

JFK once said, "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." What device is he using?

Chiasmus

500

What literary device is this? "The pen is mightier than the sword."

Metonymy

Lit Terms 2

100

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo describes his feelings as "feather of lead," "bright smoke," "cold fire," "sick health," "still-waking sleep," and, earlier, "heavy lightness" and "serious vanity." What literary device is he using?

Oxymoron

200

Frankenstein is told through a series of letters. What term best describes this type of storytelling?

Epistolary

300

Frankenstein is an example of the _____________ genre, which is characterized by intense emotion, individualism, and an appreciation for nature, as well as the _____________ genre, which has a dark, mysterious atmosphere and elements of horror and terror.

Romanticism, Gothic

400

What three literary devices are being used in these Kendrick Lamar lyrics?

"I got power, poison, pain, and joy inside my DNA

I got hustle, though, ambition, flow inside my DNA"

No hyperbole or idiom

Anaphora, alliteration, epistrophe

500

What literary device is this? "There's too many mouths to feed."

Synecdoche

Rhetoric and Propaganda

100

_______ is an appeal to logic, _______ is an appeal to the speaker's credibility, and _______ is an appeal to emotion.

Logos, ethos, pathos

200

Whenever something goes wrong on Animal Farm, the pigs blame Snowball. What propaganda technique are they using?

Scapegoating

300

Old Major says, " I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living." What rhetorical appeal is he using?

Ethos

400

If the animals don't abolish the Sunday Meetings, then Snowball will come back, and so will Mr. Jones. You wouldn't want that, would you comrades? What propaganda technique is being used here?

Slippery slope fallacy

500

Boxer doesn't believe Snowball was a traitor at the Battle of the Cowshed. Squealer says that Napoleon himself stated this to be absolutely true. Boxer believes him, but only because Napoleon said it. What propaganda technique was Squealer using?

Appeal to authority

Satire

100

Jonathan Swift repeatedly downplays the severity of his proposal, making child cannibalism seem more positive than it actually is. What satirical technique is he using?

Meiosis

200

A ridiculous event happens in a relatively normal, realistic situation. Think of a non-irony term. What is it?

Incongruity

300

In Othello, the villain Iago pretends to be ignorant and clueless to deceive Othello for his own personal gain. What device is Shakespeare using here?

Socratic irony

400

The use of ridiculous language to create a comedic effect in known as what?

Burlesque

500

Victor Frankenstein takes a break from building his Monster to scroll through his TikTok For You Page. What satirical technique would be used here?

Anachronism

Mr. Perez's Mystery Corner

100

____________ is the word choice an author uses. ____________ is the length and complexity of their sentences.

Diction, syntax

200

Animal Farm is a/an ________, because it has symbolism and a political/social message, a/an ________, because it's a simple story with animals as characters and a moral message, as well as a ________, because it uses humor to expose and ridicule injustice.

Allegory, fable, satire

300

Which allusions are being used here? 1.) "the Modern Prometheus", 2.) Victor Frankenstein references Dante's Inferno, 3.) Elie Wiesel compares a man to the religious figure of Job, and 4.) Toni Morrison names China, Poland, and the Maginot Line after countries invaded in World War II.

1.) Classical, 2.) Literary, 3.) Biblical, 4.) Historical

400

Which two novels that we read this year use a nonlinear timeline?

Frankenstein and The Bluest Eye

500

There are two parts of this sentence. Identify whether each part is in passive or active voice.

"A penalty kick was stopped by the goalie, so they won the state soccer championship."

Passive, active