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.

Scansion Diction Syncope Digression

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax

Using the same conjunction lots of times Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences. the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Parallel Structure Chaismus Denouement Pedantry

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Synaesthesia Mood Atmosphere Paradox

#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.") 8 line stanza Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse. (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

#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

a five line stanza

True

False

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

Epiphany

Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence

True

False

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

Colloquial

Repetition of consonant sounds

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

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

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

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

a five line stanza

Epiphany

Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence

Colloquial

Repetition of consonant sounds

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