5 Written Questions

1. A figure of speech that compare unlike objects.
2. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse. Ex: a group of pilgrims exchanging stories while on the road is the frame for Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
3. The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of discourse
4. A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits, expresses the complexities of love and life, and is highly intellectual. Also refers to ideas that neither analytical nor subject to empirical verification; that is, ideas that express an attitude about which rational argument is impossible
5. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose

5 Matching Questions

1. mock epic
2. kenning
3. Middle English
4. harangue
5. mood

1. a A parody of traditional epic form
2. b The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse
3. c A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities, as in "ring-giver" for king and "whale-road" for ocean
4. d The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 a.d
5. e A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A form of verse or prose (both fiction and nonfiction) that tells a story. A storyteller may use any number of narrative devices, such as skipping back and forth in time, ordering events chronologically, and ordering events that lead up to a suspenseful climax
   1. narrative
   2. harangue
   3. invective
   4. frame
2. A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in an essay or other discourse
   1. moral
   2. mode
   3. motif
   4. myth
3. A term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play and essay
   1. genre
   2. fable
   3. mode
   4. frame
4. A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior
   1. mode
   2. moral
   3. motif
   4. homily
5. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
   1. hubris
   2. harangue
   3. humanism
   4. homily

5 True/False Question

1. irony → A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of which is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or event that is the reverse of what might have been expected
   

   True        False

2. litotes → A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
   

   True        False

3. inference → A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data
   

   True        False

4. muse → The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of discourse
   

   True        False

5. inductive reasoning → A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization
   

   True        False