English Review Trivia

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What is dialogue?

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Conversation between people in a text.

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Which compound sentence has the correct punctuation?

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I don’t like orange soda; I much prefer a cola.

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What is the main idea of your essay called?

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Thesis

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What is a reference to a person, event, piece of literature or art called?

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Allusion

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What is the sequence of events in a play, story, novel, or text?

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Plot

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is a soliloquy?

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An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself, especially in a play.

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What is the theme of a literary work?

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The central topic, subject, or message within the narrative.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story takes place.