Retest Literary Terms Review

Which of the following does NOT include an example of alliteration?

• I will go to the park after school today.

• Burn the boats, boys!

• He walked woefully in the weary weather.

• Listening to light rain and lying low for the day seemed lovely.

Answer explanation

Alliteration is the same sound of letters close together - usually at the beginning of the words, but it could be in the middle or end.

He was able to get a high score on the test like he was Michael Jordan shooting baskets

• Satire

• Allusion

• Mood

• Assonance

Answer explanation

Allusion is when the writer refers to something else that we might know about, like another story, a famous person, a historical event, etc.

In this excerpt from The Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Alllan Poe uses __________ to paint a very clear picture of the color of the seventh room:

The panes here were scarlet --a deep blood red color.

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

Answer explanation

Imagery paints a picture in our mind - remember: a picture is an image.

The choice of words that an author uses in a literary work is known as...

• diction

• text

• stanza

• paragraph

Answer explanation

The words they choose is diction.

Remember - diction reminds you of dictionary... where a bunch of words are!

What literary technique is a contrast between what is said and what is really meant?

• verbal irony

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

Answer explanation

Verbal irony is when the character says one thing but means something different.

Remember - verbal means they are saying something.

In The Lion King, we all know that Scar is responsible for Mufasa's death, but Simba believes it is his fault. This is an example of which type of irony:

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• None

Answer explanation

Dramatic irony is when the reader or audience knows something that the character doesn't know.

Remember - secrets cause drama!

Which figure of speech is demonstrated in the following example?

"My love is a red rose."

• hyperbole

• simile

• pun

• metaphor

Answer explanation

Metaphor is comparing two things without "like" or "as".

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is a couch potato.

• Her eyes were diamonds shining in the night.

• He is an early bird to class each day.

• The dinner was as dry as cardboard.

Answer explanation

Simile compares two things using "like" or "as"

Remember - "as" has an "S" in it, like simile

Which is the BEST definition of the word "denotation"?

• the understanding of a word

• the dictionary definition of the word

• the thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word

• the meaning of a word

Answer explanation

Denotation is the dictionary definition.

Remember - dictionary starts with D. Denotation starts with D.

Which one is NOT a type of irony?

• Conceptual

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

Answer explanation

There are three types of irony:

dramatic

situation

verbal