GMAS Literary Terms Quiz

CONNOTATIVE MEANING

For example, the word "childlike" connotes innocence.

Words can have a negative, positive or neutral connotative meaning.

Although the following words have a very similar dictionary -- or denotative -- meaning, choose the word that has a negative connotative meaning.

• Nosy

• Curious

• Interested

• Inquisitive

The following is an example of ALLITERATION

• The ghouls and ghosts greeted the gangly goblins.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The host ghost chased a small ball.

• The small bird flew to the large tree.

The following is an example of ASSONANCE

• The snow in the grove froze.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Pow!

• He said he would do it when pigs fly.

Which of the following is the definition and example of an IDIOM?

• Quirky sayings and/or expressions specific to a language. For example, “Solving that

  puzzle was a piece of cake”

• Exaggeration beyond belief. For example, "I was dying of laughter."

• Imitates the natural sound of something. For example, "Whoosh."

• Shows that something is less than intelligent. For example, "The lady tried but it was futile."

TONE is different from MOOD because tone is:

• The attitude of an author about a subject, whereas mood is the feeling the reader experiences.

• The feeling the reader experiences, whereas mood is the attitude of an author about a subject.

• Tone never uses "like" or "as"

• Mood never uses "like" or "as"

What is the definition and an example of a METAPHOR?

(Choose two)

• Direct comparison that states one thing is another

• "He's a couch potato."

• Comparison using like or as

• "She is as pretty as a picture."

Which of the following is NOT an ONOMATOPOEIA?

• Yawn!

• Sizzle!

• Pop!

• Fizz!

What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? Choose the best answer:

• The symbolic meaning of words or phrases

• Similes

• Metaphors

• Personification

• All of these

What is an ANECDOTE? Choose the best answer:

• A short story about an interesting person or event. An author may use one to support or demonstrate their main purpose or claim

• A statement that can be proven.

• A meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word. Anecdotes are inferred from

  certain words.

• A relationship in which one thing causes another thing to happen.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER is:

• A text that

  is arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end.

• A text that

  is arranged in order of important events, from least important to most important.

• A text that is arranged from the simplest types of language to the most complex.

• A text that is arranged from having the least amount of characters to the most amount of characters.