WorksheetsAP Language Chapter Two Vocabulary Examples
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is an example of alliteration?
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
She was giving him the cold shoulder
He was fuming like a pot.
Pick a sentence that contains an alliteration?
Kim's kid kept kicking at the air.
Plastic bags rip easily.
Kayla is my best friend.
Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!
Which of these is not alliteration?
Paula planted the petunias in the pot.
Aiden asked for apples for his awesome treat.
Bryan borrowed blue bandannas for his costume.
Daniya was a great classroom helper.
Jason and Daniel are looking forward to the upcoming basketball season. Last year, their team had a lot of great players, but defense was their Achilles' heel. What does the phrase "Achilles heel" allude to?
The story of Achilles whose heel was magical.
The myth of Achilles whose heel was the only part of him that was mortal. A shot to the heel was the only way to kill Achilles. It was his weakness.
The myth where Achilles overcame twelve labors.
"They were unhealthy lovers. They remind me of Romeo and Juliet."
Why might the author use the allusion referencing Romeo and Juliet?
To enable readers to know the characters are madly in love and headed to the altar.
To give us a better glimpse into the future of their relationship
To make the reader laugh at their relationship and feel better about their own
To give hints that their relationship may end miserably just like Romeo and Juliet's
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Fans debated whether their team would rise from the ashes.
Every man, every woman, every child, should be loved.
Metaphor
Anaphora
Antimetabole
Antithesis
I see many new faces here tonight.
Synecdoche
Zeugma
Anaphora
Oxymoron
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Zeugma
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Anaphora
Gosh he is romantic; quite the Romeo!
Allusion
Anaphora
Oxymoron
Zeugma
This sentence is...
“Eat to live, not live to eat.” – Socrates
Anaphora
Metaphor
Antimetabole
Antithesis
This sentence is a...
If you love a dog, a dog will love you.
oxymoron
metaphor
antimetabole
synecdoche
In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.
Antimetabole
Metaphor
Zeugma
Antithesis
We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom.
Synecdoche
Personification
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Select the proper inversion of : We don't ask the teachers for their opinion very often.
Seldom ask we the teachers for their opinion very often
Seldom do we ask the teachers for their opinion.
Select the proper inversion for: The girl was so beautiful that nobody could talk of anything else
So beautiful was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else.
Beautiful so was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else.
Consider the following idiom: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Why is this also a juxtaposition example?
In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks
The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you’ve gotten older.
The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one’s ways.
Which of these is NOT an example of juxtaposition:
"I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am"
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"
"He acts like an animal, has an animal's habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!"
"Along the roads, laurels, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye through much of the year. The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire."
Why is this an example of juxtaposition?
Because it shows foods that all belong in a freezer
Because there is a figurative comparison between ice cream and lean cuisine
Because the presence of the ice cream next to the lean cuisine emphasizes the contrast in this diet
Because we all scream for ice cream!
My father is a bear in the morning.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
Which figurative language is this an example of: The old man was as blind as a bat.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Anaphora
Which figurative language is this an example of: When Sally looked outside, she saw a blanket of snow.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Zeugma
Which figurative language is this an example of: My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it.
Metaphor
Personification
Synecdoche
Anaphora
A euphemism is:
A situation or information that helps you understand something
A lie used to hurt someone
Intended to make someone believe something that is not true
A polite word or expression used to make something less unattractive
What is the oxymoron in this sentence?
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
Read the following passage and identify the red portion of the passage.
"To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." Hillary Clinton
antimetabole
anaphora
asyndeton
alliteration
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
“There's a coincidence today. On this day three hundred and ninety years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard ship off the coast of Panama. In his lifetime the great frontiers were the oceans, and a historian later said, ‘He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it.’ Well, today, we can say of the “Challenger” crew: Their dedication was, like Drake's, complete.” -Ronald Reagan- The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address
The rhetorical device being used in this passage is
anaphora
allusion
antimetabole
zeugma
ANTITHESIS
Makes a connection between two opposing things
A comparison that does not use like or as
Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics
A two-word paradox
When Neil Armstrong said, “That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind,” he was using which rhetorical device?
Allusion
Oxymoron
Inversion
Juxtaposition
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is an example of which kind of repetition?
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Anaphora
Juxtaposition
When your friend is trying to convince you to do something and he says, “Come on, what’s the worst that could happen?” he’s using what kind of rhetorical device to try to convince you?
Rhetorical Question
Antithesis
Metaphor
Synecdoche
"You are the bearer of unconditional things/ You held your breath and the door for me/ Thanks for your patience" (Alanis Morissette, "Head Over Feet")
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Oxymoron
"This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, / This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [...] / This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, " (Shakespeare, "Richard II")
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Synecdoche
"They covered themselves with dust and glory," (Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Metaphor
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; ? A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life," (Shakespeare, "Romeo & Juliet")
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Oxymoron
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag/ Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?/ Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin/ Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?/ Do you ever feel already buried deep/ six feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing" (Katy Perry, "Firework")
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Inversion
"You are free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit." (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Alliteration
Anaphora
Zeugma
Synecdoche
