WorksheetsWeek #6 Literary and Rhetorical Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cacophony
a)
Harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds
b)
Hackneyed, slow, and overused
c)
Harsh, pleasant, harmonious sounds
d)
a phony person
2.
Utopia
a)
An ideal place that does not exist in reality.
b)
An nightmarish hell on earth
c)
An ideal place that exists in reality
d)
The latest Disney movie featuring Elsa
3.
Anaphora-which of these is an example of anaphora
a)
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves,
b)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness
c)
A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
d)
Heorot trembled, wonderfully built to withstand the blows, the struggling great bodies beating at its beautiful walls
4.
Consonance
a)
A constant reminder to brush your teeth
b)
A stylistic literary device that repeats the same harsh sounds within a group of words
c)
A stylistic literary device that repeats the same vowel sound with a group of words
d)
A stylistic literary device that repeats the same consonant sound within a group of words.
5.
Epilogue
a)
The concluding section of a work particularly in literature
b)
The beginning section of a work particularly in literature
c)
The section of a work with harsh unbalanced sounds
d)
The middle section of a work that exhibits foreshadowing
6.
What is foreshadowing (in literature)?
a)
a narrative technique of introducing narrative material that prepares the reader for future events
b)
a narrative technique of ridding the narrative of material that prepares the reader for future events
c)
having four shadows
d)
a narrative technique of introducing narrative material that prepares the reader for past events
7.
Irony
a)
a complement that aids in the harmonious balance of literary phrases and quotations
b)
A contradiction or incongruity between two warring parties
c)
A contradiction or incongruity between appearance or expectation or reality
d)
a contraption of inconsistencies between real life and the movies
8.
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia
a)
pickled peppers
b)
whispering wind
c)
hiss
d)
the Crown
9.
Which is not an example of personification
a)
The sun kissed me while I was taking the picture.
b)
The last piece of cake called my name.
c)
My alarm clock calls my name every morning.
d)
The loud car pulled up in front of my house.
10.
Symbolism in literature is
a)
the use of an abstract image to represent something more abstract
b)
the use of a concrete image to represent something more abstract
c)
the use of a abstract image to represent something more concrete
d)
a form of hero worship
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