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Literary Terms - English IV

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I’m sick and tired of you letting me down. I’m sick and tired of you making me mad. And I’m sick and tired of you doing such silly things!

a)

Assonance

b)

Paradox

c)

Alliteration

d)

Anaphora

2.

A wife asks why her kids have not taken out the trash. They asked "What's for dinner?".

a)

Cliche

b)

Red herring

c)

Fallacy

d)

Paradox

3.

That suitcase weighed a ton!

a)

Anecdote

b)

Pun

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole

4.

What is a play on words that has a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by using similar sounding words that have different meanings.

a)

Pun

b)

Irony

c)

Metaphor

d)

Figurative Language

5.
A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony? 
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
6.
What's an example of verbal irony?
a)
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
b)
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
c)
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
d)
All of the above
7.
Romeo arrives to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is used? 
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
8.

"You should never judge a book by its cover" is an example of --

a)

an upshot

b)

a trepidation

c)

the elite

d)

a cliche

9.

This is going to cost me an arm and a leg!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

10.
a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
a)
tenet
b)
ruse
c)
mendicant
d)
fallacy
11.
What is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance? 
a)
setting 
b)
theme 
c)
symbol 
12.

Until he picks up the pills, Tim will feel icky.

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

Poor Tim :(

13.

I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance and consonance

c)

consonance

d)

assonance

14.

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "icy?"

a)

hot

b)

sweet

c)

shrimp

d)

grief

15.

____ is a brief, entertaining account of an incident or event.

a)

A narrative

b)

An anecdote

c)

A monologue

d)

Low comedy

16.
While at the restaurant, Amy said, "I would like a heavy serving of appetizers." Here statement contains__________________.
a)
oxymoron 
b)
alliteration 
c)
simile
d)
allusion 
17.
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson. 
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
18.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery 
c)
a wise fool 
d)
 a smart decision 
19.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration 

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