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WorksheetsAP Terms Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A short story told to illustrate a point.
a)
Anecdote
b)
Rhetorical analysis
c)
Exigence
d)
Rhetorical devices
2.
A noun or noun phrase that immediately follows another noun to further define its meaning
a)
Anecdote
b)
Antecedent
c)
adverb
d)
appositive
3.
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
a)
Euphemism
b)
Colloquialism
c)
Figure of Speech
d)
Invective
4.
An expression that has been overused to the extent that it's freshness has worn off
a)
Didactic
b)
Cliche
c)
Jargon
d)
implication
5.
"To ere is human; to forgive, divine.
a)
Antithesis
b)
Paradox
c)
Cacaphony
d)
Allegory
6.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island..." (Winston Churchill)
a)
Epistrophe
b)
Enumeration
c)
Anaphora
d)
Periodic Sentence
7.
What is this an example of "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth"
a)
Inauguration
b)
Repetition
c)
Epistrophe
d)
Apostrophe
8.
Rhetorical appeal in which the author/speaker establishes trustworthiness of the audience.
a)
Dawgz
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Ethos
9.
Which story is an example of an Allegory?
a)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
b)
Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
c)
Animal Farm by George Orwell
d)
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
10.
When a poem teaches a lesson, it is called
a)
allegorical
b)
ironic
c)
didactic
d)
symbolic
11.
the dictionary definition of a word
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
conceit
d)
annotation
12.
a writer's choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and precision
a)
archetype
b)
conceit
c)
diction
d)
annotation
13.
language not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense
a)
flashback
b)
hyperbole
c)
figurative language
d)
inversion
14.
an obvious exaggeration or overstatement for special effect imagery
a)
hyperbole
b)
denotation
c)
archetype
d)
anaphora
15.
the implied meaning of a word; all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
a)
conceit
b)
denotation
c)
connotation
d)
journal
16.
an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different
a)
anaphora
b)
diction
c)
figurative language
d)
conceit
17.
This is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
A Song
18.
The person or thing that stops or oppresses a character
a)
Protagonist
b)
Voldermort
c)
Antagonist
d)
Harry Potter
19.
A reference to a person, place or event of historical, cultural or literary significance
a)
Allusion
b)
Illusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Story
20.
This is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
21.
Type or category to which a literary work belongs
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
a)
Title
b)
Genre
c)
Summary
d)
Library
22.
Any individual, object, animal, or force created by the author as a basis for his/her particular piece of work.
Ex. Major or minor; Protagonist vs. Antagonist
Ex. Major or minor; Protagonist vs. Antagonist
a)
Character
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Characterization
23.
A person, place, thing, or event that is used to represent something else (usually an idea).
a)
Setting
b)
Simile
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Symbol
24.
the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work and/or toward his audience
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Style
d)
Dialogue
25.
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
26.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
27.
A character who changes over the course of the story is...
a)
round
b)
flat
c)
static
d)
dynamic
28.
If Matt Strouse said, "I came, I saw, I conquered," he would be using....
a)
Zeugma
b)
Chiasmus
c)
Anaphora
d)
Asyndeton
29.
"My students are dynamic, my students are funny, and my students make me happy," is an example of...
a)
A lie.
b)
Allusion
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Anaphora
30.
The stolen glances across the room made it clear that Leah and Keegan had a Romeo and Juliet thing going on.
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?
a)
Allusion
b)
Zeugma
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Asyndeton
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