6 Written Questions

1. five verse feet with each foot an iamb (10 total syllables)
2. a figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human
3. a reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature or in history, art, or music
4. words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended
5. a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms
6. a comparison made between two dissimilar things through the use of a specific word of comparison such as like or as

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things
   1. aside
   2. foil
   3. analogy
   4. monologue
2. a long, uniterrupted speech presented in front of other characters
   1. oxymoron
   2. soliloquy
   3. monologue
   4. analogy
3. a speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud
   1. monologue
   2. foil
   3. soliloquy
   4. simile
4. the personality a character displays; also, the means by which the author reveals that personality
   1. personification
   2. epithet
   3. allusion
   4. characterization
5. the humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time
   1. sonnet
   2. foil
   3. aside
   4. pun
6. a descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone or something
   1. theme
   2. sonnet
   3. aside
   4. epithet

5 True/False Questions

1. foil → words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended

   True        False

2. theme → words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended

   True        False

3. couplet → a 14-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter; made up of 3 quatrains followed by a couplet

   True        False

4. sonnet → a 14-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter; made up of 3 quatrains followed by a couplet

   True        False

5. metaphor → a descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone or something

   True        False