In Romeo and Juliet, poison is an example of _______ for the Capulet and Montague feud.
a) symbolism
b) hyperbole
c) personification
a) Symbolism.
100
"Clove threw the knife in the back of the District 9 boy quicker than lightning" is an example of _____?
a) didactic
b) hyperbole
c) invective
Hyperbole.
100
"Brutus is wise and, were he not in health, he would embrace the means to come by it." is an example of _____?
a) appeal to pathos
b) litote
c) irony
Litote.
100
"Soda attracted girls, like honey attracted flies."
Simile.
100
"My father lay on the beach and the waves were already washing over him." is an example of _______?
Tone.
200
Romeo describes his love and confusion about his feelings for Rosaline with words such as, "loving hate" "heavy lightness" and "cold fire". These are examples of ______?
a) oxymoron
b) personification
c) apostrophe
Oxymoron.
200
"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” is an example of ______?
a) loose sentence
b) mood
c) irony
Irony.
200
"Ay, if I be alive, in your mind hold, and your dinner worth eating" is an example of _______?
a) simile
b) parallelism
c) imagery
Parallelism.
200
" I could taste the blood running through my teeth." is an example of ______?
Personification
200
In Lord of the Flies, Jack states, 'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages.' which is an example of _______?
Irony.
300
Mercutio states, "Nay, if our wits run the wild goose chase I am done." This statement is an example of ______? Hint: There is not really going to be a wild goose chase.
a) irony
b) coherence
c) idiom
Idiom
300
"Larger than regular wasp, they have a distinctive solid gold body, and a sting that raises a lump the size of a plum." is an example of ______?
a) onomatopoeia
b) symbolism
c) imagery
Imagery.
300
"Ay, he spoke Greek." is an example of______?
a) colloquialism
b) euphemism
c) anachronism
Colloquialism.
300
" There just isn't a whole lot you can say while waiting to get mugged, so I kept my mouth shut." is an example of ______?
Satire.
300
"They would jump down from the roof and perch on my arm and beg making their reep reep sound." is an example of ______?
a) onomatopoeia
b) mood
c) paradox
Onomatopoeia.
400
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?" and
"Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" are examples of _____?
a) extended metaphor
b) soliloquy
c) homily
Soliloquy.
400
Katniss' fiery dress and temper go hand in hand, this is an example of _________?
a) hyperbole
b) parallelism
c) symbolism
Symbolism.
400
"And since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection, I your glass, will modely discover to yourself." is an example of _____?
a) personification
b) extended metaphor
c) verbal irony
Extended metaphor.
400
"We left when the switchblades came out because the cops would be coming soon and nobody in his right mind want to be around when the fuzz show." is an example of ______?
Hint: Cops and Fuzz
Metonymy
400
"Upon approaching a cashier at the grocery store, she asked, 'Will you help starving children today by adding $3 to your grocery bill?'" is an example of ____?
Rhetoric.
500
Juliet expresses a _______ when she speaks of Romeo saying, "My only love sprung from my only hate." Hint: this is a contradictory statement.
a) anaphora
b) hyperbole
c) paradox
Paradox.
500
"There are so many deaths to be shown the first day that a tribute trekking through the woods isn't much to look at." is an example of _______?
a) alliteration
b) repetition
c) ambiguity
Alliteration.
500
"These growing feathers plucked from Ceasar's wing will make him fly at an ordinary pitch" is an example of ____?
a) foreshadowing
b) metaphor
c) conciet
Conciet.
500
"I saw Johnny's cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember." is an example of _______?
Foreshadowing.
500
"I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall." is an example of a ______?