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WorksheetsLiterary Elements E208
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
How can diction affect a piece of literature?
It can change the setting of the story.
It can have a great effect on the tone of the piece of literature.
It can alter the main characters' names.
It can modify the length of the story.
Which of the following phrases is an example of formal diction?
"I am much obliged to you, sir"
"Thanks a bunch, buddy!"
"You're wrong!"
"Hey, what's up?"
What is the definition of tone in literature?
The main idea of the story
The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject
The sequence of events in the story
The setting of the story
Which of the following is NOT an example of a paradox?
"Ignorance is strength"
"Knowledge is power"
"Peace is war"
"Freedom is slavery"
When objects or abstract ideas are given human characteristics.
personification
pun
metaphor
oxymoron
What is litotes?
involves the opposite of what is known or expected
understatement in which a positive comment is made by stating the negative of the opposite of what is intended
when a word sounds like what it means
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotion
oxymoron
when a word sounds like what it means
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth
literary device that involves the opposite of what is known or expected
A character that serves as a contrast or conflict to another character.
Foil
Antagonist
Protagonist
Caricature
The idea and feeling associated with a word.
Connotation
Denotation
Figure of speech
Inference
Life is like a box of chocolates.
personification
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
He has spend a million hours studying for the exam.
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
Which term is exemplified in the statement: I speak not from ignorance, but from experience.
Archetype
Aphorism
Cadence
Antithesis
blend of inharmonious (unharmonious) sounds
epiphany
denotatio
cacophony
connotation
the manner in which words are arranged into sentences
theme
thesis
syntax
style
using one part of an object to represent the entire object (calling a car "wheels")
pun
tautology
round character
synecdoche
The act of substituting a harsh, blunt, or offensive comment for a more politically accepted or positive one.
ambiguity
euphemism
euphony
pun
A metaphor carried throughout the text
allusion
metaphor
extended metaphor
symbolism
How does this photo show dramatic irony? (click the text to see the picture)
The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
You don't expect an outhouse (toilet) to be next to a prison
The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
All of the above
"The Oval Office issued a statement regarding the new tax policy" is an example of which lit term?
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Personification
Metonymy
Which of the following is an example of an anachronism?
an Apple watch in 2018
an iPad in 2013
a cell phone in 1962
a laptop in 1989
Break a leg when you go on stage.
idiom
pun
hyperbole
allusion
Read the source of the allusion.
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.
trying to make people fall in love
sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view
saying kind and pleasant things about people
What type of allusion is this?
Mythological
Biblical
Literary
Historical
Identify the rhetorical devices used in the following sentence:
"For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best."- John F. Kennedy
anaphora
epistrophe
hyperbole
apposition
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:
You, the people have the power – the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
antithesis
litotes
epistrophe
anaphora
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:
“Speech is silver, but silence is gold.”
apposition
antithesis
epistrophe
anaphora
Consider the following idiom: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Why is this also a juxtaposition example?
In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks
The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you’ve gotten older.
The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one’s ways.
Example: "There is darkness and light within all of us."
metaphor
allusion
juxtaposition
alliteration
___________________ means: a rhetorical device that uses a word in a new grammatical shape, often as a noun or a verb. Simply, it replaces one part of speech with another.
anthimeria
asyndeton
antimetabole
antithesis
Allegory must include
symbolism
irony
allusion
hyperbole
Change the sentence so that it is logical and not ambiguous (select all that apply):
The burglar threatened the woman with a knife.
The woman with a knife threatened the burglar.
The burglar with a knife threatened the woman.
The woman was threatened by the burglar with a knife.
The burglar and the woman were threatened with a knife.
Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
Antimetabole
Anadiplosis
Antithesis
Asyndeton
You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good.
- The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Alliteration
Chiasmus
Allusion
Juxtaposition
“Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”
– Socrates (5th Century B.C.)
allusion
juxtaposition
chiasmus
connotation
A motif is
something that shows up once in a piece of work to connect it all together.
a repeated image, theme, symbol, character, subject, or detail.
an abstract idea
All of the above
Words that have a harmonious sound effect.
euphonious
cacophonous
sound devices
anaphora
Peter rarely studies hard.
Rarely does Peter study hard.
Rarely Peter does study hard.
Rarely Peter study hard.
Rarely Peter do study hard.
True or false: a satire uses humor to critique something that is wrong with society
True
False
What satirical technique is being employed in this satire about the future?
Exaggeration
Irony
Why is this ironic?
It is not ironic.
People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy.
Fitness is misspelled.
The escalators are not working.
