English Terminology Review & Practice

What is Verbal Irony?

• A statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs that what is directly said

• A situation in a story where the audience has information the characters do not

• A situation where there is a mismatch between expectations and reality

The prefix "ob-" in the word obstruct most likely means

• To exceed

• To block

• To affect

• To join

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of consonance sounds near the beginning of a word

• The repetition of assonance sounds near the beginning of a word

• When words have the same end rhyme

• When words sound the same but are spelled differently

What is Situational Irony?

• A statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs that what is directly said

• A situation in a story where the audience has information the characters do not

• A situation where there is a mismatch between expectations and reality

What is mood?

• The emotion(s) or perspective expressed by the author

• The emotion(s) or perspective expressed through the authors words

• The feeling that is associated with the meaning of words

• The feelings that are represented within the characters of a novel

The suffix "-ness" in the word fondness most likely means

• The state or quality of

• To act

• To show belief

• To show a result

What is an allusion?

• A text that serves as an a principle model of a specific genre

• A passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work

• When an author describes an event that has a deeper underlying meaning

• A relationship between two pieces of text often sharing the same meaning

What is Dramatic Irony?

• A statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs that what is directly said

• A situation in a story where the audience has information the characters do not

• A situation where there is a mismatch between expectations and reality

Which option below best defines poetry?

• Literature that contains specific patterns and structures

• Literature that can only be written by using stanzas

• Literature that is expressed using figurative language

• Literature that is measured in metric form

Which of the following is NOT included in Author's Purpose?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To experss