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G8 Individual Review Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the literary device used to "directly" describe something by comparing it to something else with a similar attribute using key comparison words?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

2.

What is the term for the group of lines put together in one paragraph in a poem?

a)

Quatrain

b)

Stanza

c)

Line break

d)

Lines

3.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

ABBA ABBA CDCDCD

b)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

c)

ABBA ABBA CDECDE

d)

ABAB CDCD EFEF EF

4.

What is the literary device that is made up of two rhyming lines of verse?

a)

Stanza

b)

Quatrain

c)

Couplet

d)

Sonnet

5.

What is the term for a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound?

a)

Punctuation

b)

Syllables

c)

Meter

d)

Vowel

6.

What is the term for a poetry that is free from the limitations of a regular meter or rhythm?

a)

Quatrain

b)

Sonnet

c)

Free Verse

d)

Blank Verse

7.

What is the term for the unrhymed version of an iambic pentameter poem?

a)

Blank Verse

b)

Free Verse

c)

Sonnet

d)

Quatrain

8.

What is the term for the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something which is not human?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

9.

What is the number of lines present in a Sonnet?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

18

d)

16

10.

What is the term for a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting?

a)

Novel

b)

Short Story

c)

Memoir

d)

Play

11.

What is the term for a relatively long fictional prose narrative?

a)

Memoir

b)

Play

c)

Short Story

d)

Novel

12.

What is the term for a dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast?

a)

Novel

b)

Play

c)

Memoir

d)

Short Story

13.

What is the term for a written record of a usually famous person's own life and experiences?

a)

Memoir

b)

Novel

c)

Play

d)

Short Story

14.

What is the term for a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation?

a)

Play

b)

Novel

c)

Slam Poetry

d)

Memoir

15.

What is the term for the use of rhythm or meter to create patterns of sound and stress?

a)

Tone

b)

Measurement

c)

Punctuation

d)

Meter

16-20.

I tend the mobile now
like an injured bird

We text, text, text
our significant words.

I re-read your first,
your second, your third,

look for your small xx,
feeling absurd.

The codes we send
arrive with a broken chord.

I try to picture your hands,
their image is blurred.

Nothing my thumbs press
will ever be heard.

16.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a)

The difficulty in conveying emotions through text

b)

The history of texting

c)

The impact of texting on communication

d)

The evolution of texting language

17.

Who do you think is the persona in the text?

a)

A person from the current society

b)

A person from the ancient times

c)

A living during World War

d)

A person who is sad

18.

What is the message of the poem?

4 lines
19.

Does the poem have rhyme scheme? Can you plot its rhyme scheme? (Ex. ABAB CDCD)

4 lines
20.

Give two (2) literary devices used in the poem.

4 lines
21.

Choose one, create an appropriate title and construct a short script (one-act script) for it.

Situations:

Restaurant Dining

School Scenarios

Mall Scenes

Secret Sharing with your best friend

History

4 lines