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Literary Devices Quiz 549 (20 MCQs)

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1. "His father's words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears" contains:
2. What does ethos mean in an argument?
3. The beginning of the story(introduces the characters, setting, etc)
4. Which one of these sentences includes a verb in the indicative mood?
5. A good INFERENCE is.....
6. Most nursery rhymes (children's poems) are made up of:
7. A story that leaves you hanging at the end with no real resolution is called a?
8. A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?
9. You friend calls crying because her dog got run over by a car. You can immediately relate and cry right along with her because that happened to you last year.
10. Definition-the overall mood of a story or poem. It's usually something readers can't quite put their finger on-not a motif or a theme, but a "feel" that readers get as they read. It mainly emerges through description rather than action-it's not what people do that creates this literary element, but the settings and environments that stage what they do. Example- "Marilyn's small apartment was bathed with light from the new floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside, the sounds of a balmy summer day floated up to her ears like the gurgle of a cool, clear brook."
11. "Tis paid with sighs a-plentyAnd sold for endless rue"'sighs a-plenty' symbolizes:
12. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. A situation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result.
13. Every story must have a CONFLICT.
14. The fire station burned down.
15. The Lottery:When the kids were gathering stones in the beginning of the story, it gave us a clue that they will be using them for somethhing in the future.
16. Your heart is as cold as a winter's day.
17. Is this logical?OHS letterman jackets are red and gray. Julie has a red and gray jacket. Therefore, Julie definitely attends OHS.
18. What rhetorical device is being used? "We will pass the STAAR test! We will achieve commended! And we will celebrate by eating donuts!"
19. Who are the characters in the book Illegal?
20. He had a heart of stone.
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