Quiz 2 Literary Terms
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a figure of speech that combines two opposite ideas (sweet sorrow, jumbo shrimp, feather of lead)
oxymoron
simile
meter
elegy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event, told to make a point
genre
anecdote
mood
allusion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a long, narrative poem which tells the deeds of a hero; it incorporates myth, legend, folk tale & history and the heroes appear larger than life
folklore
ballad
novella
epic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
- a long, uninterrupted speech on stage, spoken to others characters (Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech is one example)
monologue
parable
protagonist
analogy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the “example” for all others (Odysseus is the "hero." Romeo & Juliet is the "tragic love story.")
editorial
essay
archetype
paradox
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
meaning given to a word through implied associations (positive or negative). For example, a negative one would be: the odor of the food rather than the aroma of the food.
connotation
antonym
cliche
euphemism
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
substitution of a mild & pleasant expression for a harsh & blunt one (The student was "held back" rather than "failed.")
epithet
pseudonym
dialect
euphemism
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