5 Written Questions

1. the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession
2. the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work
3. a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
4. the point of highest interest in a literary work
5. an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect

5 Matching Questions

1. rhetorical question
2. trilogy
3. alliteration
4. paraphrase
5. maxim

1. a the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words
2. b a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity
3. c a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage
4. d a work i three parts, each of which is a completed work in itself
5. e a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
   1. balanced sentence
   2. compound sentence
   3. cumulative sentence
   4. complex sentence
2. the implied or associative meaning of a word
   1. fantasy
   2. narrative
   3. connotation
   4. alliteration
3. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
   1. antecedent
   2. anecdote
   3. invective
   4. asyndeton
4. the manner in which words are arranged into sentences
   1. syntax
   2. myth
   3. motif
   4. climax
5. substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it (The pen is mightier than the sword.)
   1. elegy
   2. myth
   3. rhetoric
   4. metonymy

5 True/False Questions

1. fable → the customary way language or its elements are used

   True        False

2. exclamatory sentence → a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark

   True        False

3. invective → an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack

   True        False

4. declarative sentence → a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases

   True        False

5. compound sentence → harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

   True        False