American Masters Review

Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter and rhyme scheme is called--

• blank verse
• free verse
• haiku
• lyric poetry

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Which of the following statements about symbols is false?

• The purpose of symbols is to create ambiguity and confusion.
• While a symbol suggests a wider meaning, it also functions as itself in a literary work.
• To understand a symbol, the reader often has to make inferences based on evidence in the text.
• Some symbols have a universal meaning.

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Words that do not rhyme exactly are called--

• rhyme scheme
• internal rhyme
• end rhyme
• slant rhyme, or approximate rhyme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

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The tone of a literary work is most often revealed by the--

• reader's opinion of the work
• writer's choice of words
• subject of the work
• characters' actions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is irony?

• A negative or critical remark
• A style of writing characterized by the use of humor
• A contrast between what we expect to happen and what actually occurs
• A work that mocks traditional literary conventions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which of the following statements about theme is true?

• Theme is an element of prose, not poetry.
• A story's theme can usually be stated in one word.
• A work of literature has only one theme.
• The theme of a literary work is often implied, not stated.

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Writers use imagery to--

• evoke pictures in the mind of the reader
• give their writing a pleasing sound
• convey the multiple meanings of words
• make their writing more abstract

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The word "fizz" is an example of--

• onomatopoeia
• diction
• cliche'
• assonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Personification can best be described as the--

• creation of vivid characters
• use of realistic dialogue
• connection between a writer's life and a literary work
• giving of human characteristics to an object or animal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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"Life is a carnival" is an example of a(n)--

• simile
• archetype
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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