WorksheetsMLK Lit. Term Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The following statement is an example of which figurative language device? "[The Emancipation Proclamation] came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity" (2).
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
This is when you use the same words frequently to reinforce a concept or unify a piece of writing.
parallelism
alliteration
repetition
assonance
This is the speaker's attitude toward his or her subject.
tone
mood
charged language
rhetorical devices
The use of similar grammatical forms or patterns to express similar ideas.
charged language
rhetorical devices
repetition
parallelism
In the following quote, what phrase is an example of parallelism?
"One hundred years later, the life of the [Black man] is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination" (3).
One hundred years ago / the life of the [Black man]
the life of the [Black man] / is still sadly crippled
still sadly crippled / the manacles of segregation
the manacles of segregation / the chains of discrimination
What is another name for WORD CHOICE?
charged language
diction
rhetorical appeals
language
CHARGED LANGUAGE is...
language which stirs listeners' emotions
language which numbs listeners' emotions
language which appeals to listeners' logic
language which distracts from listeners' logic
When you make a comparison that shows a SIMILARITY between two unlike things.
personification
alliteration
analogy
assonance
The rhetorical device that appeals to an author's credibility or sense of authority.
ethos
pathos
logos
eros
The rhetorical device that appeals to the logic of an audience.
ethos
pathos
logos
eros
The rhetorical device that appeals to the emotions of an audience.
ethos
pathos
logos
eros
When you state a piece of a text in your own words while keeping the meaning exactly the same as the original author.
direct quote
objective summary
subjective summary
paraphrase
The words sole and soul are an example of a...
homophone
homonym
synophone
synonym
The following quote is an example of which figurative language device:
"...we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream'" (13).
personification
analogy
metaphor
simile
The following quote is an example of which figurative language device:
"...we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream'" (13).
personification
analogy
metaphor
simile
This is how an audience feels as they listen to or read a text.
tone
mood
charged language
pathos
A good argument's PURPOSE can be all of the following EXCEPT...
persuade
inform
manipulate
convince
All of the following should be included in an OBJECTIVE SUMMARY of a text EXCEPT:
T.A.G. the text (title, author, genre)
Topic sentence that states the main idea of the text
The reflective thoughts and opinions of the writer
A clear and concise overview of the author's main points
