The phrase, " I am so hungry, I can eat a horse." is an example of _________________.
Hyperbole
100
What is a theme?
An author's insight on life that is a universal message that is spread through works of literature.
100
Metaphors and similes are the same.
False, metaphors do not use the words "like" or "as" while similes do.
100
An "allegory" is…
a) the repetition of the initial sounds of the words in a line of poetry.
b) a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a line of poetry. ?
c) a story with a double meaning.
?d) the intervention of nature or the supernatural in a story.
C
200
Who is the author of The Pedestrian?
Ray Bradbury
200
The phrase, "Time is Money" is an example of ____________.
Metaphor
200
What is the state or quality of feeling at a particular time, or how the author portrays the moment using figurative language?
Mood
200
Imagery can evoke the sense of taste.
True, imagery can evoke the senses of taste, smell, hear, sight, and touch.
200
3) "Alliteration" is…
?a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
?b) the comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as". ?c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes. ?
d) the repetition of the initial (usually consonant) sound in a series of words.
D
300
Who is the main character in the Lord of the Flies?
Ralph
300
The phrase, "The old man is as blind as a bat" is an example of _____________.
Simile
300
What is the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective?
Tone
300
Almost anything can be a symbol.
True, the only requirement to fulfill the spot of being a symbol is that the certain thing or idea must represent another object or idea that is not related to the symbol.
i.e. A dog is a symbol of loyalty, but the dog is not a symbol of an animal.
300
A "metaphor" is…
?a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
?b) the comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". ?c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes. ?
d) the direct comparison of two unlike things.
D
400
Daily Double!!!!!!
What genre is Julius Caesar located in?
Tragedy
400
The phrase, "Glove is to hand as shoe is to foot" is an example of ___________________.
Analogy
400
Metaphors, similes, hyperboles, symbols, and ironies are all examples of what?
Figurative Language
400
Alliteration and repetition is the same.
False, repetition is the repeating of a word or a phrase while alliteration is the repeating of certain letters (especially constanants).
400
The use of a word to imitate the sound it describes is… ?
a) imagery.
?b) onomatopoeia.
?c) alliteration.
?d) hyperbole.
B
500
Who wrote Lord of the Flies.
William Golding
500
The word "POW!" is an example of a ______________.
(For 100 extra points, spell it.)
Onomatopoeia
500
What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?
Irony
500
The tone of Julius Caesar is ironic.
False, the tone of Julius Caesar is serious and dramatic.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
A "caesura" is a… ?
a) traditional form of Roman literature.
?b) metaphoric compound word used in Old English poetry. ?
c) pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a line of poetry.
?d) use of gods as allegorical figures.