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Literary Techniques Quiz 12 (56 MCQs)

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1. "Black is the colour of night. White is the true colour of death."
2. I miss you like the slow rain and blue nights. (Sade)
3. "My incomplete I & S essay stared at me from my computer screen."
4. "The wind howled outside."
5. "I felt rotten about it at the time and now I feel a lot worse." An interesting technique is:
6. All of the following are true about multiple themes except for which answer choice?
7. An imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre in such a way as to make fun of or comment on the original work.
8. Literary elements and Literary techniques fal under the umbrella family of
9. Mood is the feeling created in a poem or story.
10. The author uses more casual language in order to address the audience
11. A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in attempt to bring about a change.
12. Mitch, a student at Zeyen School, is in Room 43.
13. A narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events in order to provide background for the current narration
14. The author references a well-known quote, often from a public figure
15. What type of literary technique is used in this paragraph? We looked on, waiting patiently-there was nothing else to do till the end of the flood; but it was only after a long silence, when he said, in a hesitating voice, "I suppose you fellows remember I did once turn fresh-water sailor for a bit, " that we knew we were fated, before the ebb began to run, to hear about one of Marlow's inconclusive experiences.
16. A metaphor compares two things using "Like" or "As" .
17. Guilty feet have got no rhythm. (George Michael)
18. The teacher asked Andrea if she had seen her friends copying from each other on the English test. She didn't want to lie, but she wanted to protect her friends.This is an example of .....
19. He heard the clack on stone and the leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling.
20. Which technique is present in the following quote: "Some of the men here might be thinking 'Okay, all of this is interesting, but I don't think like that.' ..... [And] some people will bring up evolutionary biology and apes, how, you know, female apes bow down to male apes and that sort of thing."
21. Which literary technique is used when a writer gives human traits to something that is not human?
22. Which device is being used? "The dead animal was surrounded by flies and maggots."
23. A commercial that focuses on a product's value for a low cost is relying on
24. Facts that support the thesis or the assertion in a piece of writing.
25. What is a Metaphor most similar to?
26. 'The door slammed with a crash!' is an example of which technique?
27. "I have a million things to do today!" is an example of:
28. Which literary technique is a reference to a story, myth, or historical event?
29. "You'll hear some people say war is inevitable ..... fiddlesticks!" The technique here is:
30. The author includes vivid descriptions in his/her writing, appealing to our senses
31. Which tone is seen in the following lines:When Joey came in late to class for the fourth time, his teacher said: "Joey, so nice to see you here-bright and early."
32. Give human qualities to animals or objects
33. Sentences such as "Nonpeople rented for a few hours, a few days, a few weeks" (53) are examples of
34. The point in the plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest. Often referred to a the "turning point"
35. A contradictory statement or situation, or in other words, states the opposite of reality; it's the difference between what appears to be and what actually is
36. Feelings a piece of writing expresses by the words used
37. The trees stood as tall as towers.
38. Example ..... "Bob brought baked beans to the party.
39. Which word means "to make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone" ?
40. Giving human like qualities to non-human things (the tree waved to me)
41. What is the following an example of?:"I'm sorry to say that he passed away"
42. Referring to something famous for emphasis (e.g. Shakespeare)
43. An example of juxtaposition is .....
44. She sells sea shells by the see shore is an example of:
45. Which of these statements is a metaphor?
46. I'm so hungry! I could eat a slice of pie!
47. Describes the central idea and writing techniques in a text.
48. The way a writer writes and develops characters' personalities is called .....
49. What is the poet's purpose in using enjambment for the following lines? It is a beauteous Evening;The holy time is quiet as a nunBreathless with adoration;
50. When a year is the best AND the worst in your life, it can be labeled
51. "You are my love. You are my heart and we will never, ever, ever be apart."
52. What is the meaning of the allusion:I felt like Cupid had struck me with his arrown when I saw the adorable puppy!
53. I have heard how the hedgehog hog the hedge
54. A figure of speech in which one thing is described as something else.
55. The moon will not come out to play. (Bob Marley)
56. Similes, metaphors and personification are all ways of using words to create pictures in reader's heads. Which word describes all these techniques together?
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