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AICE English Language Important Terms

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author or speaker's credibility or character

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

2.

the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

3.

the appeal to logic, means to convict an audience by use if logic or reason

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

4.

repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

repetition

d)

dialect

5.

reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

a)

allusion

b)

imagery

c)

reference

d)

flashback

6.

a form of language that is spoken in a certain place, or by certain groups of people

a)

dialect

b)

hyperbole

c)

wording

d)

personification

7.

interruption of the action to a present scene that took place at an earlier time

a)

time machine

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

symbolism

8.

when an author provides clues or hints that suggest future events

a)

flash future

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashback

d)

imagery

9.

an extremely exaggerated statement to create emphasize

a)

idioms

b)

understatement

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

10.

language that appeals to the senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)

a)

imagery

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

the 5 senses

11.

comparison between two relatively unlike things

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

synonym

12.

the use of words that mimic sounds

a)

alliteration

b)

dialect

c)

allusion

d)

onomatopoeia

13.

direct comparison between two unlike things, using like or as

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

14.

gives qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea

a)

symbolism

b)

personification

c)

imagery

d)

allusion

15.

a person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself

a)

symbolism

b)

personification

c)

idioms

d)

allusion

16.

the use of any element of language, more than once to stress a certain idea

a)

repetition

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

17.

expression refers to a contraction or expression that shouldn't be taken literally

a)

sarcasm

b)

understatement

c)

allusion

d)

idiom

18.

a statement that should be more exaggerated

a)

idiom

b)

allusion

c)

understatement

d)

foreshadowing

19.

A (a)   clause does not stand on its own. (answer in all lowercase)

20.

A (a)   clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence, and conveys a complete thought. (answer in all lowercase)

21.

A (a)   sentence is one main clause. (answer in all lowercase)

22.

A (a)   sentence is two or more main clauses. (answer in all lowercase)

23.

A (a)   sentence is one main clause + one or more subordinating clauses. (answer in all lowercase)

24.

A _________-__________ sentence is two or more main clauses + one or more subordinating clauses. (answer in all lowercase)

(a)  

25.

a declarative sentence...

a)

makes a statement

b)

asks a question

c)

expresses a request or command

d)

expresses strong feelings

26.

a interrogative sentence...

a)

makes a statement

b)

asks a question

c)

expresses a request or command

d)

expresses strong feelings

27.

an imperative sentence...

a)

makes a statement

b)

asks a question

c)

expresses a request or command

d)

expresses strong feelings

28.

an exclamatory sentence...

a)

makes a sentence

b)

asks a question

c)

expresses a request or command

d)

expresses strong feelings

29.

we, our, and us are examples of what?

a)

inclusive pronouns

b)

exclusive pronouns

c)

third person

d)

first person

30.

having the same phrase in the beginning of a sentence

a)

anaphora

b)

alliteration

c)

juxtaposition

d)

relation

31.

he fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

a)

anaphora

b)

juxtaposition

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor