Quiz on AP Lang and 8th grade English

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syncope

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. Repetition of consonant sounds A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

Inexact/Slant Rhyme Paradox Anticlimax Blank Verse

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pedantry

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Connotation Parallel Structure Synaesthesia Octave

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syllepsis

A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.") These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Motif

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Damning with faint praise

(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Epiphany

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Colloquial

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Syncope

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

Pedantry

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Syllepsis

Section 2: True/false questions

Motif

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Damning with faint praise

(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised

Epiphany

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

Colloquial

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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