Quiz on AP Lang and 8th grade English

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syncope

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant A moment of sudden revelation or insight

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax

Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

Extended Metaphor Pedantry Assonance Balanced Sentences

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Synaesthesia Extended Metaphor End Rhyme Blank Verse

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Syncope

Anticlimax

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")

Section 2: True/false questions

Motif

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

Digression

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Damning with faint praise

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

Epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

Colloquial

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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