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Literary Terms Quiz 2

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12th Grade

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Literary Terms Quiz 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. It can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

Assonance

Analogy

Anecdote

Antecedent

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words.

Allegory
Allusion
Alliteration
Anaphora

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.

Allegory
Analogy
Aphorism
Apostrophe

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. This can be more emphatic than if a final conjunction were used.

Ambiguity

Asyndeton

Exposition

Polysyndeton

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.

Allegory
Allusion
Anachronism
Anecdote

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person.

Anecdote

Aphorism

Parody

Antecedent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect is to display intense emotion.

Ambiguity
Anaphora
Apostrophe
Asyndeton

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