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 Polysyndeton Blank Verse Syncope

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Pedantry Quintet Blank Verse Assonance

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Paradox Synaesthesia Syllogism Diction

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syllepsis

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")

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

Motif

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

True

False

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

Digression

Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters

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

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

True

False

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

Colloquial

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

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

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

Digression

Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters

Damning with faint praise

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

Epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

Colloquial

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

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