Unit 3 Review

What is the definition of extended metaphor?

• A compare and contrast essay

• A metaphor that continues throughout multiple sentences, paragraphs, or even an entire poem or story

• A comparison of two unlike things that is short and to the point

• A comparison of two very similar things

Dramatic irony is a literary device in which

• The audience knows more than the characters

• The characters know more than the audience

• A character lies to someone's face

• The characters love to be dramatic about things

An example of situational irony might be

• A bystander at a crime scene who is called in to witness, but it turns out the "witness" is legally blind and didn't see anything

• A kindergarten teacher who loves teaching, even though her students act up sometimes

• A janitor who has to clean the same bathroom every day

• A person who doesn't realize a tree is about to fall on him

When two things are placed next to each other to highlight their contrasts or differences, it's called

• irony

• personification

• connotation

• juxtaposition

An example of juxtaposition might be

• A series of vacation photos showing a sunny beach, a storm, a sunset, etc.

• A painting that shows a calm meadow next to a chaotic city street

• A poem about nature and another poem about gratitude

• A speech where the speaker compares a pandemic to a battle

The denotation of the word home is

• Words like roam, foam, and comb

• A feeling of love and comfort

• A place where a person resides

• Dependent on whom you're talking to

The word connotation means

• The literal definition or direct meaning of a word

• The antonym (opposite) of a word

• a feeling or idea associated with a particular word

• the attitude a writer has toward his/her audience

The word beseech means

• to yell or shout

• to ask earnestly or urgently

• to praise or honor

• to search diligently

The word dispel means

• To cause something bad to happen

• To disturb or avoid

• To cast a spell

• To make something go away

The mayor ______________ the veteran for his work in the war hospital.

• challenged

• reprimanded

• commended

• avoided