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T-2 Week # 9 literary/rhetorical vocabulary quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Antithesis
a)
literary device with elements and parallel grammatical structure.
b)
literary advice that refers to the juxtaposition of two of the same elements through the parallel grammatical structure.
c)
literary device with figurative language.
d)
literary device where two opposing elements are contrasted through parallel grammatical structure.
2.
Catharsis
a)
a literary device used to simulate a release of emotions.
b)
a literary trope used to simulcast a release of devotion.
c)
a literary device used to simulte a release of antithesis.
d)
a literary trope used to simulate the release of bees.
3.
Ethos
a)
emotional appeal used by the writer to persuade.
b)
unemotional appeal used by the reader to peruse.
c)
emotional appeal used by the writer to dissuade.
d)
emotional appeal used by the reader to dissuade.
4.
hubris
a)
excessive pronouns that brings about the protagonist's downfall.
b)
excessive pride that brings about the protagonist's rise.
c)
excessive pride that brings about the protagonist's downfall.
d)
excessive pride that brings about the antagonists rise.
5.
Logos
a)
persuasion through illogical reasoning.
b)
persuasion through logical reasoning.
c)
percussion through low level reasoning.
d)
persuassion through pathetic fallacy.
6.
Paralipsis
a)
a rhetorical figure involving a speaker's assertion that they will not discuss something that they in fact go on to discuss.
b)
a rhetorical figure involving an assertion that they will discuss something that they in fact never discuss.
c)
a rhetorical trope involving a speaker's asserion that they discuss something that they in fact dislike.
d)
a rhetorical trope involving the reader's assertion that they are a nuetral, non-biased party.
7.
Prose
a)
non-poetric expressions using sentences and paragraphs.
b)
poetic expression using verse, lines, and stanzas.
c)
when you get called up from the minor leagues.
d)
poetic expressions with grammatical structure.
8.
Syntax
a)
the lack of words within a phrase, clause, or sentence, and the rules governing these arrangements.
b)
the ordering or placement of verbs within a phrase, clause, or sentence, and the rules governing these arrangements.
c)
the ordering or placement of words within a phrase, clause, or sentence, and the rules governing these arrangements.
d)
the apparent lack of grammatical elements in a given verse.
9.
verse
a)
a string of expletives
b)
a adverbial phrase
c)
poetry, the use of lines and stanzas
d)
writing in the form of paragraphs and sentences
10.

The following is a true statement

a)

Mrs. Mensing is 39.

b)

Word choice is only applicable to literature.

c)

You should not use the phrase, "the author uses diction ..." in an AP essay.

d)

Diction is the parenthetical phrase meaning choice.