5 Written Questions

1. the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
2. those who carry out the action of the plot in literature: major (protagonist & antagonist), minor, static, and dynamic
3. the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and provide an informal tone
4. a literary devise employed to serve as a basis for comparison
5. The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts

5 Matching Questions

1. Logic
2. Abstract
3. Dialect
4. Stage Directions
5. Thesis

1. a The specific instructions a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, and delivery
2. b Simply the main idea of a piece of writing
3. c refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images
4. d The process of reasoning
5. e the recreation of regional spoken language , such as a Southern dialect

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Latin for "to reduce to the absurd"; a technique useful in creating a comic effect
   1. Deduction
   2. Induction
   3. Attitude
   4. Reductio ad Absurdum
2. Refers to all devices of composition available to a writer: diction, syntax, sentence structure, and figures of speech
   1. Resources of Language
   2. Logical Fallacy
   3. Persuasion
   4. Reductio ad Absurdum
3. the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
   1. Denotation
   2. Persuasion
   3. Induction
   4. Exposition
4. A comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original
   1. Pacing
   2. Irony
   3. Parody
   4. Pun
5. a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love.
   1. Epigraph
   2. Apostrophe
   3. Style
   4. Anecdote

5 True/False Questions

1. Allusion → a reference contained in a work

   True        False

2. Metonymy → A direct comparison between dissimilar things

   True        False

3. Rhetorical Features → Those tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively

   True        False

4. Structure → A work that targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule

   True        False

5. Devices → the figures of speech, syntax, diction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce artistic effects

   True        False