LIT TERMS REVIEW:
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Keep in mind that the test will have different examples.
1. In The Outsiders, we know a lot about Cherry Valence. We get a strong sense of who she is, and she
appears in important scenes of the novels. In contrast, S.E. Hinton provides little information about
Cherry's friend, Marcia; her character is not well-developed enough for us to know her. She makes a
brief appearance, and then we don't hear much about her, if at all.
Marcia is what type of character?
a) flat
b) dynamic
c) static
d) round
2) If you're asked to write an essay on "The History of Breakfast Cereal," chances are you're
going to use which type of writing?
a) narrative
b) persuasive
c) descriptive
d) expository
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3) “…And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride…”
This is an example of ___ from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee."
a) alliteration
b) consonance
c) assonance
d) anaphora
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4) "Hey, y'all. Hows about comin' over fer a visit?" is an example of
a) satire
b) analogy
c) diction
d) dialect
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5) Which one most likely an example of foreshadowing?
a) Zelda asks Egore on a date.
b) Zelda hides a $20.00 bill under a pillow.
c) Zelda cries.
d) Zelda snores.
d) Zelda snores.
6) My grandmother used to tell these little stories, or ____, to teach us lessons about life.
a) fairy tales
b) allegories
c) dialects
d) anecdotes
7) On Valentine's Day, we use the ___ of a heart to represent love.
a) denotation
b) connotation
c) symbol
d) description
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8) A snake, on one level, is a scaly reptile. A snake can also be an evil, malicious person. In these
examples, you can see that "snake" has more than one ____.
a) motif
b) denotation
c) connotation
d) analogy
.
9) “Named must your fear be before banish it you can.” This is a quote by Yoda, the wise Star
Wars character. His ___ is different from that of traditional English.
a) symbolism
b) characterization
c) syntax
d) allusion
10) In the Harry Potter books, the three-headed dog's name is Fluffy, but it's a definite
reference, or _____, to Cerberus--the guard dog of Hades in Greek Mythology.
a) antagonist
b) allusion
c) motif
d) symbol
.
11) My great-grandma is 109 years old. When someone makes the observation that she’s lived a
long time, she says, “Yes, I’m a little on the old side.” This is an example of ___.
a) hyperbole
b) satire
c) understatement
d) symbolism
12) In Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," the ideas of nature and
the changing seasons are ____ upon which the poem is based.
a) symbols
b) tones
c) allegories
d) motifs
13) Sit is to sat as bring is to brought is an example of a (an) ___.
a) alliteration
b) analogy
c) anaphora
d) metaphor
14) If a story takes place at midnight during a lightning storm at a haunted house, and wolves are
howling in the distance, the author is creating a particular ____ for the reader.
a) imagery
b) atmosphere (or mood)
c) satire
d) tone
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15) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age
of foolishness..." is the first sentence from Charles Dickens's novel, A Tale of Two Cities.
This is an example of ___.
a) situational irony
b) anaphora
c) assonance
d) verbal irony
.
16) The ____ in a story is the main character--often seen as “the good guy.”
a) antagonist
b) allusion
c) analogy
d) protagonist
.
17) A firehouse burns down. This is an ___ event.
a) dramatic
b) ironic
.c) descriptive
d) situational
18) If you're asked to write an essay on this topic: "Convince your principal to put a swimming
pool on campus," the type of writing you'll be doing is
a) expository
b) objective
c) persuasive
d) situational
.
19) "She didn’t comprehend the gravity of the situation" is an example of a (an) ______.
a) analogy
b) understatement
c) hyperbole
c) hyperbole
d) metaphor
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20) The ___ of the word "akimbo" is standing with hands on hips.
a) denotation
b) symbol
c) connotation
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Check your answers:
1. a
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. d
7. c
8. c
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. d
17. b
18. c
19. d20. a
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