WorksheetsAmLit - Unit 1 Vocab 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define: counter-argument
a)
uses many nouns and verbs, few adjectives to glorify God.
b)
a direct comparison
c)
an acknowledgement of the opposite side in an essay.
d)
preconceived judgment or opinion
2.
Define: hypocrisy
a)
a popular party or cause that attracts growing support
b)
pretending to be what one is not; false appearance.
c)
a direct comparison
d)
a series of religious revivals in 1700s New England.
3.
Define: allegory
a)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
b)
preconceived judgment or opinion
c)
the central claim of a written work.
d)
an elaborate or unexpected metaphor
4.
Define: The Great Awakening
a)
uses many nouns and verbs, few adjectives to glorify God.
b)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
c)
a series of religious revivals in 1700s New England
d)
a popular party or cause that attracts growing support
5.
Define: persecute
a)
to cause a group to suffer because of belief or race
b)
pretending to be what one is not; false appearance.
c)
a popular party or cause that attracts growing support
d)
preconceived judgment or opinion
6.
Define: Puritan Plain Style
a)
a series of religious revivals in 1700s New England.
b)
a direct comparison
c)
uses many nouns and verbs, few adjectives to glorify God.
d)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
7.
Define: bandwagon
a)
to cause a group to suffer because of belief or race
b)
the central claim of a written work.
c)
an elaborate or unexpected metaphor
d)
a popular party or cause that attracts growing support
8.
Define: conceit
a)
an acknowledgement of the opposite side in an essay.
b)
an elaborate or unexpected metaphor
c)
a direct comparison
d)
pretending to be what one is not; false appearance.
9.
Define: thesis
a)
a direct comparison
b)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
c)
an elaborate or unexpected metaphor
d)
the central claim of a written work.
10.
Define: prejudice
a)
a popular party or cause that attracts growing support
b)
preconceived judgment or opinion
c)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
d)
pretending to be what one is not; false appearance.
11.
Define: metaphor
a)
a direct comparison NOT using like or as
b)
a comparison
c)
a direct comparison USING like or as
d)
a symbolic representation, usually spiritual or religious
12.
Fill in the blank: After Cody saw the documentary on how cows are slaughtered for meat, he now has a _____ against fast-food restaurants.
a)
hypocrisy
b)
prejudice
c)
allegory
d)
conceit
13.
Fill in the blank: The poet was highly skilled and used more than just a metaphor in his poem; he used a ____ that compared his love to a black hole.
a)
conceit
b)
allegory
c)
metaphor
d)
thesis
14.
Fill in the blank: The country’s corrupt leader decided to unjustly _____ those who disagreed with him; he even sent some of his enemies to Siberia.
a)
conceit
b)
persecute
c)
bandwagon
d)
allegory
15.
Fill in the blank: I am often stunned by the _____ of people who say one thing and do another.
a)
prejudice
b)
bandwagon
c)
conceit
d)
hypocrisy
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