NAME: ________________________
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5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- epithet
- farce
- dramatic irony
- diction
- allusion
- a a passing reference
- b an exaggerated or unlikely comedy
- c a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name or title
- d style of speaking or writing as dependent on choice of words
- e irony that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in a play
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- the associated or secondary meaning of a word; implication
- an outcome of events contrary to what was expected
- an elaborate metaphor (especially of a strained or far-fetched nature)
- a short tale used to teach a moral
- used to indicate the omission of letters in a word, the possessive case, and plurals of abbreviations
5 True/False Questions
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protagonist → the leading character and hero
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epigram → any short, witty (often paradoxical) saying
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allegory → representation of spiritual, moral, or abstract meaning through concrete forms (symbols)
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alliteration → repetition of same sound at the beginning of each word or stressed syllable
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foil → a short tale used to teach a moral
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