EOC Prep

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of the same beginning sounds in words

• A reference to something well-known

• A comparison between two unlike things

• A struggle between opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device involves a reference to something well-known?

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of a metaphor?

• "Time is a thief."

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• "A storm was brewing in the distance..."

• "A fire station burns down."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term describes a struggle within a character's mind?

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Flashback

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does foreshadowing provide in a story?

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• Hints or clues about what will happen later

• A feeling a reader gets from a text

• A scene that interrupts the present to show something from the past

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which literary device involves placing two contrasting things side by side for effect?

• Irony

• Juxtaposition

• Mood

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Bittersweet

• Fast as a cheetah

• A red rose symbolizes love

• She walked into the room

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a paradox?

• A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a truth

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A question asked for effect, not an answer

• The repetition of similar sounds in words

Which point of view involves the narrator knowing the thoughts of multiple characters?

• Third-person omniscient

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?

• To ask a question for effect, not an answer

• To compare two things using "like" or "as"

• To give human traits to something non-human

• To use an object to represent a deeper meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3