MLA
Literary Devices
Elizabethan England, Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The Tragedy of Macbeth
100

The correct order of the MLA heading is...

Name

Teacher

Class

Date

100

Which of the following literary device exaggerates to show strong feeling or effect?

Hyperbole

100

Under Queen Elizabeth’s rule, __________ flourished in England.

arts/education

100

In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, when Douglass’s mother died he…

felt no emotion, as he never really saw her while he was awake.

100

The setting of The Tragedy of Macbeth is primarily in…

Scotland

200

According to the MLA, your essay should always be typed in…

Times New Roman, 12 point font

200

Which of the following literary device is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named?

Onomatopoeia

200

It is believed that Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth largely to please…

King James I

200

Douglass believes his father was…

a white enslaver

200

Before Macbeth murders Duncan, he sees…

An apparition of a bloody dagger.

300

Which of the following is the correct date format in MLA?

day month year

300

Which of the following literary device is when several words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series?

Alliteration

300
  1. All of the following are true for a tragic hero EXCEPT…
    a. They are responsible for their own fate.
    b. They are born into lower class.
    c. They are endowed with a tragic flaw.
    d. They are doomed to make a serious error in judgment.

b. They are born into lower class.

300

What is Colonel Lloyd’s forced labor camp on which Douglass grows up named?

Great House Farm

300

Who kills Macbeth?

Macduff

400

The titles of novels and plays are…

italicized

400

What is the definition of pathos?

An appeal to the reader's emotions

400

How many plays in total did Shakespeare write?

37

400

What does Douglass gain from The Columbian Orator?

An understanding of the political argument against slavery

400

The unnatural disturbances that continue all night, including the screaming, daytime darkness, murderous owl, and Duncan’s horses turning wild, symbolize…

The evil of Macbeth’s deeds.

500

The citations in the Works Cited page should be in ___________ order.

alphabetical

500

What is the definition of juxtaposition?

Two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are “placed” side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts

500

Shakespeare’s birth and supposed death date is…

April 23rd

500

Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date?

Enslavers keep the people who are enslaved ignorant of their birth dates.

500

What “prize” does Macbeth’s killer bring back to the castle?

The king’s head