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Terms Test Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rhyme is

a)

Words in a poem that have the same beginning sounds.

b)

Repeating the same words over and over.

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as."

d)

Words that have the same ending sounds.

2.

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an object is the definition of

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia (on-na-matta-pia)

3.

"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of

a)

rhythm

b)

a simile

c)

a metaphor

d)

repetition

4.

Words like meow, boom, screech, snap, pop are all examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia (on-na-matta-pia)

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

5.

The "beat" of regular pattern of sounds found in some poems is called

a)

alliteration

b)

rhyme

c)

rhythm

d)

personification

6.

Using the same words over and over is called

a)

repetition

b)

personification

c)

rhythm

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds. This sentence is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhythm

d)

rhyme

8.

This is a reference to a famous person, place, event or literature.

a)

repetition

b)

alliteration

c)

allusion

d)

resolution

9.

This is a comparison of unrelated/unlike things without using “like” or “as”.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

10.

____________ is the comparison of unrelated things using “like” or “as”.

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

It is a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an earlier or previous event.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

memory

d)

reminder

12.

______________ is the writer's use of hints that suggest events later in the story.

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

suspense

d)

rising action

13.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
14.

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

idiom

d)

simile

15.
An educated guess drawn from evidence or reasoning.
a)
clue
b)
textual evidence
c)
motivation
d)
inference
16.
What literary device uses an object or action that means something other than its literal meaning?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
17.

What literary device is when the opposite of what is expected happens?

a)

Suspense

b)

Irony

c)

Flashback

d)

Symbolism

18.

Sarcasm

a)

A reversal of order, form, or

another relationship

b)

Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

c)

Reasoning that doesn't make sense

d)

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness

19.

Satire

a)

Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

b)

A reversal of order, form, or

another relationship

c)

A type of stretchy fabric

d)

A gross overstatement; an extreme exaggeration

20.

The literal, dictionary definition of a word

a)

parallel structure

b)

connotation

c)

fact

d)

denotation

21.

The implied meaning of a word- your connection to the word

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

logos

d)

fact

22.

Visually descriptive or figurative language in literature that causes the reader to create a mental image is called what?

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

23.

The repetition of a vowel sound in lines of a poem is called what?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Diction

d)

Assonance

24.

A group of words that have a particular meaning that is not understandable from the definitions of the individual words is called a what? E.g. Give me a hand.

a)

Idiom

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Metaphor

d)

Illusion

25.

The mood or feeling of a piece of writing is called the what?

a)

Tone

b)

Prose

c)

Alliteration

d)

Diction

26.

Presented by a single character to the audience OR to another character(s). Used to express important thoughts aloud

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

demarcation

d)

rising action

27.

When a character speaks to themselves and the audience relating their thoughts / feelings

a)

soliloquy

b)

prologue

c)

denouement

d)

irony

28.

A dramatic device in which the character speaks just to the audience. The audience is to understand that no one else but the speaker can hear this

a)

aside

b)

denouement

c)

monologue

d)

dialogue

29.

Contrasts with the hero. Used to highlight the differences between the two

a)

foil

b)

protagonist

c)

aside

d)

fool

30.
What are stage directions in a play?
a)
The information provided at the beginning of a story (setting,
characters, etc.)
b)
The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actors
and director as to what they should be going.
c)
The information provided in a play that describes the place, time,
and mood.
d)
The information provided at the end of the play that describes the
lessons learned by the characters.
31.

A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.

a)

Tragic Flaw

b)

Tragedy

c)

Major bummer

d)

Understatement

32.
A type of drama in which the characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.
a)
Tragedy
b)
Tragic Flaw
c)
Tragic Hero
d)
This AP class
33.

A form of poetry that most resembles natural speech. It is made up of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.

a)

Rhyming couplet

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Blank verse

d)

Comic relief

34.

A line of verse with ten syllables -- five pairs of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.

a)

Iambic pentameter

b)

Sonnet

c)

Rhyming couplet

d)

Blank verse

35.

A major division of the action of drama; most modern plays have three of these. Classical plays of the Greeks, Romans, and those of Shakespeare have five of these.

a)

act

b)

aside

c)

monologue

d)

scene

36.

"For never was a story of more woe

Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

a)

This is a stanza.

b)

This is a quatrain.

c)

This is a couplet.

d)

This is exposition.

37.

A division of an act, usually to separate the play for plot elements, change in time or location.

a)

scene

b)

act

c)

stage directions

d)

aside

38.

opening that gives the setting and background

a)

prologue

b)

aside

c)

soliloquy

d)

denouement

39.
A Cliche is ?
a)
An expression
b)
An idea that explores truth
c)
An idea that has been over-used
d)
An emotion
40.
Which sentence has an example of a cliche?
a)
Being in my old middle school was a blast from the past
b)
Being in my old middle school brought back many memories.
41.
A brief introduction of the setting, characters, and opening situation. 
a)
Rising Action
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution