Honors British Lit (Semester 1 Review)

Which of the following is a characteristic of an Epic Poem?

• Short length

• Simple language

• Heroic deeds

• Modern setting

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

A common literary device used in the two epic poems we read this semester is ____. A) Irony B) Alliteration C) Satire D) Frame Narrative.

• Irony

• Alliteration

• Satire

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is an example of a literary device that involves addressing an absent or imaginary person?

• Metaphor

• Apostrophe

• Simile

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

• Green Knight

• Puck

• Lady Bertilak

• Sir Gawain

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Fill in the blank: John Locke's theory of _______ is associated with the Enlightenment period.

• Tabula Rasa

• Divine Right

• Predestination

• Natural Selection

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following is a characteristic of metaphysical poetry?

• Irony

• Conceit

• Humor

• Ethos

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

Fill in the blank: Jonathan Swift's satire is in connection to ________ tyranny.

• French

• British

• Spanish

• Roman

Which rhetorical appeal focuses on logic and reason?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Humor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank: The Age of Reason is also known as the Age of ________.

• Enlightenment

• Satire

• Darkness

• Romance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a device of an epic poem?

• High and lofty language

• Catalogues

• Conceit

• Supernatural hero

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4