EOY Vocabulary Quiz #2

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or other cultural element within a text?

• Allusion

• Connotation

• Foreshadowing

• Analogy

What is the literary device that gives human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities or objects?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Which term refers to evidence or information within a text that contradicts or challenges other evidence or information?

• Connotation

• Rebuttal

• Conflicting Evidence

• Cause and Effect

Which type of essay tells a story or recounts events from the author's personal experiences or imagination?

• Narrative Essay

• Informational Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Hyperbole

What is a figure of speech that exaggerates or overstates the truth for emphasis or effect?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which type of essay presents factual information on a specific topic, often with the purpose of informing or educating the reader?

• Narrative Essay

• Informational Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Allusion

What is the emotional or cultural associations and implications that words carry beyond their literal meanings called?

• Tone

• Analogy

• Foreshadowing

• Connotation

What is an expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words?

• Idiom

• Allusion

• Personification

• Analogy

Which term refers to a phrase that includes an infinitive verb form (e.g., "to run") and any accompanying words or modifiers?

• Allusion

• Infinitive Phrase

• Connotation

• Tone

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" to highlight a similarity?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Analogy