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Section 1: Multiple Choice questions
#1 Which of the following
terms
matches the definition?
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Syncope
Couplet
Syntax
Extended Metaphor
#2 Which of the following
terms
matches the definition?
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Mood
Syncope
Ellipsis
Anticlimax
#3 Which of the following
terms
matches the definition?
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Paradox
Polysyndeton
Pedantry
Octave
#4 Which of the following
definitions
matches the term?
Synaesthesia
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
#5 Which of the following
terms
matches the definition?
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Pun
Internal Rhyme
Syllepsis
Sestet
Section 2: True/false questions
#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Motif
Repetition of vowel sounds
True
False
#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Digression
Omitting conjunctions
True
False
#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Damning with faint praise
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
True
False
#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
True
False
#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Colloquial
Uses words with identical end sound
True
False
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