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WorksheetsLiterary Analysis Terminology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is DICTION?
an author's choice of words
the length of an author's sentence
the simple language found in a text message
it is used to create an effect of surprise
Which of the following are ways to describe DICTION?
natural order
colloquial
concrete
inverted
euphonious
A word can carry an exact, denotative meaning and a meaning that is associative and (a) .
What is the difference between "The beach was amazing", and "The beach was hot"?
One sentence is true and the other sentence is false.
One is a simple sentence and the other is fragment.
One is a rhetorical question while the other is declarative.
One detail is abstract and the other is concrete.
A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one subordinate clause is called
periodic
compound-complex
complex
loose
Which of the following sentence forms contains at least two independent clauses?
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
What is the appropriate term to describe this sentence's order? "After the farmer's wife the three blind mice run."
split
inverted
juxtaposed
natural
"Wear a mask" is an example of which type of sentence?
interrogative
commanding
imperative
exclamatory
If a sentence makes complete sense before the sentence closes, this sentence is described as
loose
wordy
periodic
natural
When words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm or create emphasis, which device is being used?
paradox
parallel structure
apostrophe
repetition
The following are example of which type of figurative language? white chocolate, plastic glasses, old news
Oxymoron
Meiosis
Metaphor
Pun
Mark all of the options that are a kind of metaphor.
paradox
personification
antithesis
synecdoche
irony
Verbal irony is can also be called
sarcasm
snark
metonymy
point of view
The following sentence contains an example of which type of device?
"You do not have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry."
pun
understatement
reference
allusion
"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" is a sentence from George Orwell's Animal Farm. It is an example of (a) .
