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WorksheetsHonors English - Semester I Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
a)
overstatement / hyperbole
b)
informal diction / slang / colloquial
c)
analogy
d)
metaphor
2.
words that stimulate some kind of sensory response in the reader who imaginatively use their senses to experience
a)
denotation
b)
simile
c)
connotation
d)
concrete diction
3.
talkative; glib
a)
voluble
b)
venerated
c)
rapacious
d)
pusillanimous
4.
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
a)
diction
b)
figure of speech
c)
personification
d)
extended metaphor
5.
language we use to describe qualities that cannot be perceived with our five senses
a)
formal diction
b)
abstract diction
c)
understatement
d)
syntax
6.
the speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the work
a)
tone
b)
informal diction / slang / colloquial
c)
understatement
d)
paradox
7.
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
a)
overstatement / hyperbole
b)
informal diction / slang / colloquial
c)
analogy
d)
metaphor
8.
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
a)
formal diction
b)
abstract diction
c)
understatement
d)
syntax
9.
a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem
a)
diction
b)
figure of speech
c)
personification
d)
extended metaphor
10.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
a)
overstatement / hyperbole
b)
informal diction / slang / colloquial
c)
analogy
d)
metaphor
11.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
a)
denotation
b)
simile
c)
connotation
d)
concrete diction
12.
a word or phrase that has a meaning other than the literal meaning
a)
diction
b)
figure of speech
c)
personification
d)
extended metaphor
13.
worthy of praise
a)
laudable
b)
dissension
c)
constrain
d)
astute
14.
deeply respected; revered
a)
voluble
b)
venerated
c)
rapacious
d)
pusillanimous
15.
the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
a)
denotation
b)
simile
c)
connotation
d)
concrete diction
16.
the literal or primary meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
simile
c)
connotation
d)
concrete diction
17.
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
a)
mood
b)
imagery
c)
irony
d)
paradox
18.
the relaxed, conversational language that we use every day / restricted to a particular context or group of people
a)
overstatement / hyperbole
b)
informal diction / slang / colloquial
c)
analogy
d)
metaphor
19.
disagreement; violent quarreling
a)
laudable
b)
dissension
c)
constrain
d)
astute
20.
the feeling the reader experiences as a result of the tone
a)
mood
b)
imagery
c)
irony
d)
paradox
21.
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
a)
diction
b)
figure of speech
c)
personification
d)
extended metaphor
22.
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
a)
formal diction
b)
abstract diction
c)
understatement
d)
syntax
23.
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
a)
mood
b)
imagery
c)
irony
d)
paradox
24.
language that creates an elevated tone
a)
formal diction
b)
abstract diction
c)
understatement
d)
syntax
25.
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, consisting of one short followed by one long syllable
a)
eye (sight) rhymes
b)
near rhyme
c)
meter
d)
Iambic pentameter
26.
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
a)
mood
b)
imagery
c)
irony
d)
paradox
27.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Types of Syntax?
a)
Cumulative
b)
Inverted
c)
Periodic
d)
Demonstrative
28.
formed by words with similar but not identical sounds
a)
eye (sight) rhymes
b)
near rhyme
c)
meter
d)
Iambic pentameter
29.
having a clever or shrewd mind; cunning; wily
a)
laudable
b)
dissension
c)
constrain
d)
astute
30.
when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same
a)
end rhyme
b)
couplet
c)
iambic
d)
blank verse
31.
groups of syllables constituting metrical units that consist of stressed and unstressed syllables
a)
feet
b)
quatrain
c)
feminine rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
32.
stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes
a)
feet
b)
quatrain
c)
feminine rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
33.
to force; to compel
a)
laudable
b)
dissension
c)
constrain
d)
astute
34.
written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter
a)
end rhyme
b)
couplet
c)
iambic
d)
blank verse
35.
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
a)
end rhyme
b)
couplet
c)
iambic
d)
blank verse
36.
occurs when lines of poetry end in words that are spelled alike but pronounced differently (e.g. food – flood, laughter – slaughter, though – tough)
a)
eye (sight) rhymes
b)
near rhyme
c)
meter
d)
Iambic pentameter
37.
timid; cowardly
a)
voluble
b)
venerated
c)
rapacious
d)
pusillanimous
38.
rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse, or between internal phrases across multiple lines
a)
feet
b)
quatrain
c)
feminine rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
39.
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit
a)
end rhyme
b)
couplet
c)
iambic
d)
blank verse
40.
a rhyme that matches two or more syllables, usually at the end of respective lines
a)
feet
b)
quatrain
c)
feminine rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
41.
a rhyme on a single stressed syllable at the end of a line of poetry
a)
couplet
b)
near rhyme
c)
masculine rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
42.
the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line
a)
eye (sight) rhymes
b)
near rhyme
c)
meter
d)
Iambic pentameter
43.
greedy; grasping; covetous
a)
voluble
b)
venerated
c)
rapacious
d)
pusillanimous
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