EOC English II Terms

What does the "Theme" in literature mean?

• The Mood of the story.
• The characters.
• What the story is about.
• Theme is the message the writer is trying to share with the reader. 

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove."

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification

What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?

• Simile
• Personification
• Verb
• none

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ______________.

• Angry
• Mood
• Sad
• Tone

What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?

• Simile
• Personification
• Verb
• none

Read this sentence.
We landed green in the gills in a new nation.
Which literary device does this sentence contain?

• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

Which answer best describes a summary?

• offers an interpretation of a story
• presents the main points of a story
• explains the significance of the story
• analyzes a main theme in the story

Which literary element is shown below?
The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;
What is her burying grave, that is Rainbow in her womb;

• parable
• paradox
• parody
• satire

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"As blind as a bat."

• Repetition
• Simlie
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.

• Eerie
• Sarcastic
• Passionate
• Humorous