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WorksheetsLester's Lit Terms G-I
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
a)
internal rhyme
b)
genre
c)
idiom
d)
irony
2.
Another way of saying overly arrogant. You can tell the difference of hubris and just regular arrogance or pride by the fact that the character has seemed to allow reality to slip away from them. The character portraying hubris has a false belief that they are “untouchable ”.
a)
Genre
b)
Hubris
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Irony
3.
An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements but is understood by most people.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
Internal Rhyme
d)
Situational Irony
4.
Where the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader using the 5 senses. It helps the reader to visualize and experience the author’s writings and awaken the readers’ sensory perceptions.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Imagery
c)
Genre
d)
Hubris
5.
A practice of forming a rhyme in only one line of verse. It is also known as the middle rhyme because it is typically constructed in the middle of a line to rhyme with the word at the end of the same line.
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Idiom
c)
Genre
d)
Dramatic Irony
6.
Occurs when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Hyperbole
7.
Occurs when the reader is led to believe that one thing will occur but, in fact, the opposite occurs. This can be humorous or tragic.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Imagery
8.
Occurs when the reader/ audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not.
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Hubris
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