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Romantic and Victorian Unit Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Alliteration is...

a)

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

b)

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

c)

a unit of rhythm in poetry; the pattern of the beats.

d)

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

2.

What is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson?

a)

Moral story

b)

Paradox

c)

Parable

d)

Allegory

3.

What is an inference?

a)

conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

b)

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

c)

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

d)

a unit of rhythm in poetry; the pattern of the beats.

4.

In Sonnet 43, what was the example of anaphora?

a)

"My soul can reach"

b)

"Death"

c)

"I am sad"

d)

"I love thee"

5.

What is the rhyme scheme below?


I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

ABCB

6.

Which of the phrases below, by itself, does NOT represent a theme?

a)

Love

b)

Power

c)

Beauty

d)

Clothing

7.

"The Crucible" is considered a(n) ______, because it has a hidden message comparing The Salem Witch Trials to the "Red Scare" and "McCarthyism."

a)

Allegory

b)

Inference

c)

Theme

d)

Parable

8.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

The clouds were raining tears of sadness.

b)

The student did his homework on Thursday evening.

c)

Ms. Winter waited until Wednesday to walk her dog, Walter.

d)

The teacher told a joke and the students replied with a pity laugh.

9.

Which of the following is an NOT an example of assonance?

a)

Clap your hands and stamp your feet.

b)

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

c)

Try to light the fire.

d)

She squeezed the lemon for the juice.

10.

Which of the following lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?

a)

Quarantine is the new normal in life

b)

It makes attending class so very hard

c)

I wish school was still held in person

d)

Summer will come soon, and time to relax

11.

Which is NOT an example of imagery in the poem "To an Athlete Dying Young"?

a)

The cheering marketplace

b)

The laurel garland

c)

The challenge cup

d)

The gold medal

12.

In "The Lady of Shalott," which TWO words were repeated, or used as an example of anaphora?

a)

Knight

b)

Shalott

c)

Camelot

d)

Tower

13.

What can we infer "the road all runners come" is in "To an Athlete Dying Young"?

a)

Death

b)

The finish line

c)

The threshold of a door

d)

The marketplace

14.

What TWO literary terms are true of the word pairing 'out' and 'route'?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Rhyme

d)

Synonym