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Vocab AND lit terms review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

"The rock stumbled down the hill" is an example of what literary device?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

irony

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

What is the meaning of abhor?

a)

extreme affection towards something or someone

b)

to defeat in combat

c)

regard with disgust and hatred

d)

optimistic; looking forward to the future

3.

What literary term is a comparison between to unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

bias

d)

soliloquy

4.

Define the word in red: "The rumour that Santa is not real was quickly dispelled by all watchful mothers."

a)

despised

b)

hinting towards something

c)

to affirm; to prove true

d)

to get rid of; make something go away

5.

Horror movies provide wonderful examples of what kind of irony?

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

super awesome irony

6.

What is the definition of "tenacious"

a)

extremely powerful

b)

a worthy adversary

c)

not letting go of,

or giving up on something one holds dear

d)

the ability to persevere

7.

"If I know one thing, it’s that I know nothing” is an example of what literary term?

a)

contradiction

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

satire

d)

paradox

8.

"The Colbert Report" frequently uses this literary term

a)

satire

b)

puns

c)

irony

d)

all of the above

9.

Define the word in red: The students balked at the idea of doing work the first day back from Christmas break.

a)

a sense of eagerness

b)

refusal to accept

c)

laughable

d)

to concede

10.

What is the definition of nefarious?

a)

cruel or unusual

b)

a sense of purpose

c)

the ability to persuade others to your opinion

d)

wicked or criminal

11.

What literary device is this picture illustrating?

a)

bias

b)

situational irony

c)

pun

d)

satire

12.

What is allegory?

a)

to reference another piece of literature within a story or poem

b)

the opposite of what is expected

c)

A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning: usually with a moral

d)

extreme exaggeration

13.

Define the word in red: The teacher acquiesced to her students' request.

a)

to wholeheartedly accept

b)

absolute refusal of something asked

c)

to accept something reluctantly

d)

to comply

14.

Shakespeare frequently uses ______ so the audience can hear a character's thoughts

a)

soliloquies

b)

asides

c)

elegies

d)

euphemisms

15.

Some media outlets can have troubles with avoiding ______.

a)

puns

b)

paradox

c)

flawed writing

d)

bias

16.

Define the word in red: The performer felt a visceral fear of rejection as he stepped on stage.

a)

intensity

b)

refusal to accept

c)

felt in, or as if in, the internal organs of the body

d)

extreme confidence

17.

Define the word in red: She had an affinity for drawing.

a)

natural talent

b)

weakness of skill or talent

c)

absence of something

d)

none of the above