Quiz on AP Lang and 8th grade English

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.

Euphemism Parallel Structure Syncope Caesurae

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

Epiphany Ellipsis Paradox Anticlimax

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pedantry

A four line stanza A moment of sudden revelation or insight (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details Repetition of vowel sounds

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Synecdoche Synaesthesia End Rhyme Antithesis

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syllepsis

a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.") three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

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

Motif

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

True

False

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

Digression

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

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

Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.

True

False

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

Colloquial

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.

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

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

Digression

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

Damning with faint praise

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

Epiphany

Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.

Colloquial

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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