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English 1 Literary Terms Test

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of 29 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Blank verse
  2. Paradox
  3. Shakespearean
  4. Enjambment
  5. Symbol
  1. a Three quatrains and a concluding couplet, ryhming abab cdcd efef gg
  2. b Unrhymed lines of iambic pentamater
  3. c A seemingly senseless conclusion that is actually true
  4. d The continuation of a sentence over a line break
  5. e A concrete object that stands for an abstract idea

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Description of senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
  2. Figures of speech in which contradictory terms are brought sharply together
  3. Smooth, pleasant, and musical language
  4. A part of something that is used to signify the whole, or the whole is used to signify the part (all hands on deck)
  5. The arrangement and interrelationship of words

5 True/False Questions

  1. MeterA conspicuous element, such as an incident, device, etc, which occurs frequently in works of literature

          

  2. RefrainA repeated phrase or line

          

  3. AllusionFigures of speech in which contradictory terms are brought sharply together

          

  4. MetonymyThe literal term for one thing is applied to another thing with which it is closely related (the crown = the king)

          

  5. Cacophony/DissonanceThe implied meaning of a word