WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Quiz 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best definition of diction?
a)
diction is singular for dictionary
b)
word choice used by an author
c)
words thought in a person's head
2.
Which is NOT something that separates good diction from bad diction?
a)
on point with what you’re writing
b)
appropriate to the context of what you’re writing about
c)
understand easily by your audience
d)
always uses higher level vocabulary
3.
Imagery is a type of figurative language.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Imagery, to be realistic, turns out to be more complex than just a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
An overstatement is closely related, in definition, to which type of figurative language?
a)
imagery
b)
oxymoron
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
6.
Why would an author use an overstatement?
a)
humor
b)
emphasize a point
c)
make a point more serious
d)
all of the above
7.
Paradox is a statement that seems to be self-contradictory but contains an underlying truth.
a)
True
b)
Flase
8.
The sentence "I am nobody" is an example of what type of literary device?
a)
imagery
b)
overstatement
c)
paradox
d)
diction
9.
Act V, Scene 3. Friar Lawrence says, "I am the greatest yet able to do least."
This is an example of what?
This is an example of what?
a)
paradox
b)
imagery
c)
overstatement
d)
diction
10.
“But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!”
This is an example of what?
This is an example of what?
a)
paradox
b)
imagery
c)
overstatement
d)
diction
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