Quiz on AP Lang and 8th grade English

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syncope

Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences. Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences. cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax

three line stanza a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. Uses words with identical end sound a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pedantry

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details a five line stanza Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another

Syncope Synaesthesia Blank Verse Asyndeton

#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.") A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

#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

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

True

False

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

Damning with faint praise

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

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

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

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Syncope

Anticlimax

Pedantry

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

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Damning with faint praise

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

Epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

Colloquial

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

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