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Vocab

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A question asked for effect...not necessarily needed to be answered.

a)

Analytical Question

b)

Rhetorical Question

c)

Antithesis

2.

A figure of speech that uses negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement.

(a)  

3.

Human attributes given to a non-human object.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Analogy

d)

Chiasmus

4.

A sentence with only one clause containing a subject and predicate.

a)

Complex Sentence

b)

Compound-Complex Sentence

c)

Compound Sentence

d)

Simple Sentence

5.

A sentence with more than one subject and/or predicate.

a)

Compound-Complex Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Simple Sentence

d)

Complex Sentence

6.

A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause.

a)

Compound-Complex Sentence

b)

Simple Sentence

c)

Compound Sentence

d)

Complex Sentence

7.

A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Complex Sentence

c)

Compound-Complex Sentence

d)

Compound Sentence

8.

"What is WRONG with you?"

(a)  

9.

Hamlet (the speaker) talking about Yorick (a dead character) is an example of...

a)

Prose

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Zeugma

d)

Metaphor

10.

Deliberate exaggeration to create a "heightened" effect.

(a)  

11.

A figure of speech in which part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice versa.

(a)  

12.

Rhetorical device where two or more clauses are balanced against eachother.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Chiasmus

d)

Epistrophe

13.

Repetition of phrases or words at the ends of clauses and/or sentences.

a)

Assonance

b)

Epistrophe

c)

Synecdoche

d)

Anaphora

14.

Repetition of words at the beginning of a sentence.

(a)  

15.

Repetition of similar vowel sounds within the proximity of two or more words. (He fell asleep under the cherry tree)

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Assonance

16.

"The sun was like a blazing ball of fire" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Analogy

d)

Hyperbole

17.

Seemingly contradictory, but could technically be plausible.

a)

Colloquialism

b)

Aphorism

c)

Paradox

d)

Allegory

18.

Language that's specific to a language, location, or time period.

a)

Colloquialism

b)

Antecendent

c)

Connotation

d)

Analogy

19.

A short or interesting story.

(a)  

20.

A religious sermon given by a priest or other religious figure.

(a)  

21.

A sentence made up of two balanced segments.

a)

Periodic sentence

b)

Non-periodic sentence

c)

Compound-Complex Sentence

22.

The interpretation and meaning of words, sentence structure, and symbols.

(a)  

23.

When logical deductions are made based off of premises assumed to be true.

a)

Diction

b)

Inference

c)

Invective

d)

Semantics

24.

Statement of truth expressed in a witty manner.

(a)  

25.

A word or phrase that is later replaced by a pronoun or other substitute.

a)

Antecedent

b)

Allegory

c)

Aphorism

d)

Clause

26.

The literal or objective meaning of a word.

(a)  

27.

A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the specific thing it describes.

(a)  

28.

The combination of words within a sentence; comprised of a subject and predicate.

a)

Clause

b)

Aphorism

c)

Connotation

d)

Periodic Sentence

29.

A figure of speech commonly used to replace an uncomfortable topic.

a)

Colloquialism

b)

Analogy

c)

Euphemism

d)

Metaphor

30.

Speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.

(a)  

31.

Linguistic choices made by the writer to convey an idea or point of view.

(a)  

32.

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

(a)  

33.

Sentence that starts with an independent clause; simple and provides main idea.

a)

Periodic Sentence

b)

Loose/Non-periodic sentence

c)

Invective

d)

Simple Sentence

34.

In ironic remark rooted in humor, usually to mock or satirize something.

a)

Irony

b)

Semantics

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Parody

35.

The statement at the end of the introduction that connects background info through a transition.

(a)  

36.

Figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, applies to more than one noun.

a)

Zeugma

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Syllogism

d)

Prose

37.

A sentence with a modifier or any other kind of word that breaks the flow of the the sentence.

(a)  

38.

A literary device that reflects the writer's attitude toward a subject matter..

a)

Parody

b)

Tone

c)

Syntax

d)

Theme

39.

A set of rules that dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together to complete a thought.

a)

Prose

b)

Tone

c)

Syntax

d)

Zeugma

40.

A sentence in which the subject or all parts of the sentence come before the verb.

a)

Inverted order

b)

Natural order

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Simple Sentence

41.

A sentence in which the verb comes before the subject.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Natural Order

c)

Inverted Order

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence