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WorksheetsAP Lit Terms
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
The use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing is known as
Hyperbole
Metonymy
Colloquialism
figurative language
Words such as “wanna” , “gonna”, and “y’all” are examples of
)
simile
colloquialism
personification
metaphor
An indirect or passing reference (especially to a well-known story, mythology, Shakespeare, or the Bible) is known as
allegory
ballad
oxymoron
allusion
Don’t act like Romeo in front of her” is an example of which literary term?“
Allusion
Couplet
Epitaph
Passive Voice
Which of these strategies refer to satire?
Exaggeration
Inconvenience
Parody
Shift
A mournful poem to remember the dead.
Ballad
Elegy
Madrigal
Allegory
A line of verse with 5 metrical feet.
Iambic Tetrameter
Iambic Hexameter
Iambic Dimeter
Iambic Pentameter
“There is a love hate relationship developing” is an example of:
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction is an example of:
Synecdoche
Rhetoric
Allusion
Oxymoron
A story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one is known as:
Paradox
Allusion
Allegory
Couplet
“The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe” is an example of:
Allegory
Eulogy
Imagery
Allusion
The literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same or similar in construction is known as:
diction
personification
parallelism
allegory
“I love thee freely, I love thee purely”
is an example of:
metaphor
understatement
simile
parallelism
Language that is designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience is known as:
rhetoric
satire
Elegy
metaphor
Pathos, ethos, and logos are examples of what devices?
simile
diction
hyperbole
rhetoric
Two lines in a poetic verse is called a(n):
Paean
Epitaph
Couplet
Madrigal
“But if thou live, remember’d not to be,
Die single, and thine image dies with thee”
is an example of:
Satire
Couplet
Allusion
Metonymy
What is the rhyme scheme for a ballad?
ABCD
ABCA
ABBA
ABAB
What is a ballad?
folk song
poem
short story
excerpt from a novel
A song of praise or triumph is a(n):
Elegy
Ballad
Satire
Paean
National anthems and hymns are examples of:
Paean
Colloquialism
Iambic pentameter
Oxymoron
A figure of speech where part is used for the whole or whole is used for a part is known as
metaphor
synecdoche
metonymy
personification
“I have four mouths to feed at home,” uses which of the following
synecdoche
analogy
metonymy
personification
When a writer uses an object or place is used to represent an abstract construct, they are using
analogy
allusion
metonymy
synecdoche
“This land belongs to the crown” is an example of which of the following
personification
metonymy
allusion
oxymoron
An extreme exaggeration is known as:
Allusion
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
The phrase “I am so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of which literary device?
Overstatement
Hyperbole
Allegory
Passive voice
A writing technique that states something more profoundly than it really is to make the point more serious, beautiful, or important is…
personification
simile
metaphor
overstatement
“… his underjaw’d begin to stick out like the fo’castle of a steamboat, and his teeth would uncover, and shine savage like the furnaces.” This is an example of…
understatement
overstatement
oxymoron
personification
“Like the ring of condensation Evaporating off the armrest Of the chair in which you sat reading Lord of the Flies But you don’t remember” This is an example of a…
Allusion
personification
hyperbole
simile
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named is known as:
Paradox
Rhetoric
Monologue
Onomatopoeia
Words such as “buzz” or “boom” are examples of which literary device?
Onomatopoeia
Active voice
Understatement
Satire
In Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” when Romeo speaks alone, its considered a …
A poem
A quote
A monologue
A speech
What is generally found on tombstones as a tribute?
Epitaph
Paean
Oxymoron
Elegy
What is it called when the verb comes before the subject?
Understatement
Passive voice
Rhetoric
Active voice
"The test was corrected by the teacher" is an example of what?
Allusion
Overstatement
Active voice
Passive voice
What is it called when the subject comes before the verb?
Rhetoric
Passive voice
Alliteration
Active voice
Which is an example of the active voice?
The dinner was eaten at seven.
He threw the ball.
The phone was charged all night.
The pencil was sharpened by me.
