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P.A.T.M.A

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM P.A.T.M.A STAND FOR?

a)

PURPOSE ATTITUDE TONE MOTION AUDIENCE

b)

PURPOSE ATTITUDE TONE MODE AUDIT

c)

PURPOSE TONE ATTITUDE MOOD AUDIENCE

d)

PORTION AUDIENCE TONE MOOD ABILITY

2.

A STATEMENT THAT IS SEEMINGLY CONTRADICTORY OR OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND YET IS PERHAPS TRUE IS REFER TO AS

a)

PURPOSE

b)

OXYMORON

c)

PERSONIFICATION

d)

PARADOX

3.

THIS IS REFFERED TO AS A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT COMBINES CONTRIDICTORY WORDS WITH OPPOSING MEANING " LIKE OLD NEWS " DEAFING SILENCE.

a)

OXYMORON

b)

SIMILIE

c)

METAPHOR

d)

PARADOX

4.

THE EXPRESSION OF ONES MEANING BY USING LANGUAGE THAT NORMALLY SIGNIFIES THE OPPOSITE..

e.g : DON'T GO OVERBOARD WITH THE GRATTITUDE

a)

OXYMORON

b)

IRONY

c)

PARADOX

d)

PURPOSE

5.

WHAT IS THE REASON OF WHICH SOMETHING IS DONE?

(a)  

6.

(His over emotional nature passed rapidly form one phrase of feeling to another) .

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS FROM P.A.T.M.A IS THE SENTENCE REFFERING TO?

(a)  

7.

THIS IS A POLITE WORD OR EXPRESSION THAT IS USED TO REFER TO THINGS THAT PEOPLE MAY FIND UPSETTING OR EMBARRASSING TO TALK ABOUT.

a)

IRONY

b)

PATHETIC

c)

EUPHAISM

d)

PUCE

8.

(I LIKE KIDS, BUT I COULD EAT ONE) IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH LITERARY DEVICE

4 lines
9.

STUDENTS WOULD ALWAYS SAY THAT " JOHN IS A WALKING ENCYLOPEDIA " WHICH LITERARY DEVICE IS THIS REFFERING TO

(a)  

10.

who is the audience in a poem?

4 lines