Lit Terms #2

While the word ‘rock’ has come to describe a certain form of music, its literal ​ ​ _________ refers only to actual stone.

• denotation

• connotation

• prose

• myth

An example of a __________ could be “The warrior has a heart of stone” as it is a metaphor.

• myth

• meter

• figurative language

• alliteration

Although most people are convinced that sugar makes kids go wild, there isn’t much scientific evidence to support this _________.

• connotation

• myth

• archetype

• idiom

We know the Lysander lovers Helena now, but Hermia does not know.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Comic Relief

Part of the job application required a __________  from three previous employers.

• Monologue

• Aside

• Denotation

• Testimonial

I did not know my husband could write such elegant __________ until he mailed me long letters while he was stationed overseas.

• Blank Verse

• Prose

• Idiom

• Meter

The idea of being cruel to be kind is a __________  because cruelty is not normally associated with kindness.

• Paradox

• Prose

• Dramatic Irony

• Fallacy

Before Ellen greets guests on her show, she always welcomes the audience with a humorous __________.

• Blank Verse

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Pun

Sometimes I feel that my school's cheese pizza is the __________ of grease itself.

• Archetype

• Tragic Hero

• Paradox

• Personification

Even though skinny technically means the same thing as slender, it has a __________ that is less favorable.

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Alliteration

• Testimonial