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AP Lit Terms

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

The use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing is known as

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metonymy

c)

Colloquialism

d)

figurative language

2.

Words such as “wanna” , “gonna”, and “y’all” are examples of

)

a)

simile

b)

colloquialism

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

3.

An indirect or passing reference (especially to a well-known story, mythology, Shakespeare, or the Bible) is known as

a)

allegory

b)

ballad

c)

oxymoron

d)

allusion

4.

Don’t act like Romeo in front of her” is an example of which literary term?“

a)

Allusion

b)

Couplet

c)

Epitaph

d)

Passive Voice

5.

Which of these strategies refer to satire?

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Inconvenience

c)

Parody

d)

Shift

6.

A mournful poem to remember the dead.

a)

Ballad

b)

Elegy

c)

Madrigal

d)

Allegory

7.

A line of verse with 5 metrical feet.

a)

Iambic Tetrameter

b)

Iambic Hexameter

c)

Iambic Dimeter

d)

Iambic Pentameter

8.

“There is a love hate relationship developing” is an example of:


a)

Metonymy

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

9.

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction is an example of:

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Allusion

d)

Oxymoron

10.

A story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one is known as:

a)

Paradox

b)

Allusion

c)

Allegory

d)

Couplet

11.

“The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe” is an example of:

a)

Allegory

b)

Eulogy

c)

Imagery

d)

Allusion

12.

The literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same or similar in construction is known as:

a)

diction

b)

personification

c)

parallelism

d)

allegory

13.

“I love thee freely, I love thee purely”

is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

understatement

c)

simile

d)

parallelism

14.

Language that is designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience is known as:

a)

rhetoric

b)

satire

c)

Elegy

d)

metaphor

15.

Pathos, ethos, and logos are examples of what devices?

a)

simile

b)

diction

c)

hyperbole

d)

rhetoric

16.

Two lines in a poetic verse is called a(n):


a)

Paean

b)

Epitaph

c)

Couplet

d)

Madrigal

17.

“But if thou live, remember’d not to be,

Die single, and thine image dies with thee”

is an example of:


a)

Satire

b)

Couplet

c)

Allusion

d)

Metonymy

18.

What is the rhyme scheme for a ballad?


a)

ABCD

b)

ABCA

c)

ABBA

d)

ABAB

19.

What is a ballad?

a)

folk song

b)

poem

c)

short story

d)

excerpt from a novel

20.

A song of praise or triumph is a(n):

a)

Elegy

b)

Ballad

c)

Satire

d)

Paean

21.

National anthems and hymns are examples of:

a)

Paean

b)

Colloquialism

c)

Iambic pentameter

d)

Oxymoron

22.

A figure of speech where part is used for the whole or whole is used for a part is known as

a)

metaphor

b)

synecdoche

c)

metonymy

d)

personification

23.

“I have four mouths to feed at home,” uses which of the following

a)

synecdoche

b)

analogy

c)

metonymy

d)

personification

24.

When a writer uses an object or place is used to represent an abstract construct, they are using

a)

analogy

b)

allusion

c)

metonymy

d)

synecdoche

25.

“This land belongs to the crown” is an example of which of the following

a)

personification

b)

metonymy

c)

allusion

d)

oxymoron

26.

An extreme exaggeration is known as:

a)

Allusion

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

27.

The phrase “I am so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of which literary device?

a)

Overstatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allegory

d)

Passive voice

28.

A writing technique that states something more profoundly than it really is to make the point more serious, beautiful, or important is…

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

overstatement

29.

“… 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…

a)

understatement

b)

overstatement

c)

oxymoron

d)

personification

30.

“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…

a)

Allusion

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

31.

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named is known as:

a)

Paradox

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Monologue

d)

Onomatopoeia

32.

Words such as “buzz” or “boom” are examples of which literary device?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Active voice

c)

Understatement

d)

Satire

33.

In Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” when Romeo speaks alone, its considered a …


a)

A poem

b)

A quote

c)

A monologue

d)

A speech

34.

What is generally found on tombstones as a tribute?

a)

Epitaph

b)

Paean

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Elegy

35.

What is it called when the verb comes before the subject?

a)

Understatement

b)

Passive voice

c)

Rhetoric

d)

Active voice

36.

"The test was corrected by the teacher" is an example of what?

a)

Allusion

b)

Overstatement

c)

Active voice

d)

Passive voice

37.

What is it called when the subject comes before the verb?

a)

Rhetoric

b)

Passive voice

c)

Alliteration

d)

Active voice

38.

Which is an example of the active voice?

a)

The dinner was eaten at seven.

b)

He threw the ball.

c)

The phone was charged all night.

d)

The pencil was sharpened by me.