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Repetition

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What is repetition?

a)

an form of incorrect grammar where punctuation are accidentally repeated

b)

a literary device that uses the same words or phrases over and over again in a text of speech

c)

a repetition of paragraphs that breaks the flow of the text

d)

the repetition of the same rhyme scheme in poetry

2.

What are the two forms of repetition

a)

Idea Repetition and Analogy

b)

Thought Repetition and Analogy

c)

Idea Repetition and Anaphora

d)

Thought Repetition and Anaphora

3.

What is the point of Repetition?

a)

To emphasize a certain point

b)

To make the text more confusing

c)

To add more imagery to the text

d)

to add rhyme in the text

4.

We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -Winston Churchill


What is the point of the repetition?

a)

To instill fear

b)

To persuade to fight

c)

To persuade to surrender

d)

To persuade to reach peace between the two sides

5.

“But good morning! Good morning to ye and thou! I’d say to all my patients, because I was the worse of the hypocrites, of all the hypocrites, the cruel and phony hypocrites, I was the very worst.”


What type of repetition is this?

a)

thought repetition

b)

idea repetition

c)

speech repetition

d)

anaphora

6.

"Put money in thy purse. Follow thou the wars, defeat thy favor with an usurped beard. I say, put money in thy purse. It cannot be long that Desdemona should continue her love to the Moor—put money in thy purse—nor he his to her. It was a violent commencement in her, and thou shalt see an answerable sequestration—put but money in thy purse."


What is being repeated here?

a)

I say

b)

love to the Moon

c)

answerable sequestration

d)

money in thy purse

7.

What sentence uses Repetition?

a)

"Its okay not to be okay".

b)

"Erika loves listening to Hip-Hop."

c)

"Monica is a straight A-student."

d)

"Macey loves watching series on Netflix."

8.

What the effect of the repetition in this poem:

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.”

a)

It makes the poem catchy and easy to remember.

b)

To highlight the theme of being a poet having proper scholarly attitude.

c)

It gives rhythm to the poem, and lays emphasis on this idea of doing many things before dying.

d)

It makes the speech very powerful and memorable.

9.

What word best goes in the blank?

_______________ is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonsance

c)

Repetition

d)

Onomatopoeia

10.

Which one is the correct example of the Repetition?

a)

His words felt like a dagger in my heart.

b)

The beacons of moonlight bathed the room in ethereal light.

c)

“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.”

d)

The president said, “Work, work, and work,” are the keys to success.

11.

Repetition is a great tool for helping make words more _________.

a)

memorable

b)

convincing

c)

effective

d)

all of the above

12.

What is being repeated here?

Keeping time, time, time,    

In a sort of Runic rhyme,         

To the Pæan of the bells          

Of the bells:

Keeping time, time, time,    

In a sort of Runic rhyme,         

To the throbbing of the bells      

Of the bells, bells, bells 

a)

of the bells

b)

In a sort of Runic rhyme

c)

keeping time

d)

all of the above