5 Written Questions

1. the act of suggesting indirectly rather than coming out and saying something explicitly
2. a combination of circumstances that leads to an outcome that is the opposite of what the reader is led to expect or of what is normally thought of as appropriate
3. exaggeration for emphasis
4. a series of events that intensify the conflict, leading to the climax
5. essential background information or the act of relaying such information, usually near the beginning of a literary work

5 Matching Questions

1. dramatic irony
2. climax
3. symbol
4. sarcasm
5. alliteration

1. a the highest point in a conflict, after which the tension lessens
2. b the creation of a situation in which the reader or audience knows that the real situation is the opposite of what one or more of the character thinks it is
3. c the repetition of the same initial sound of two or more adjacent, or nearly adjacent, words.
4. d a concrete object or action that stands for something larger and abstract like an idea, emotion, or value
5. e an example of heavy-handed, usually malicious, verbal irony

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the part of a script that describes the set and the physical apperence or actions of the characters
   1. rising action
   2. falling action
   3. stage directions
   4. exaggeration
2. narrowly factual or physical
   1. infer
   2. literal
   3. climax
   4. hyperbole
3. an imaginative comparison in which two things are identified with each other without using like or as
   1. denotation
   2. metaphor
   3. paradox
   4. metonymy
4. the use or the name of one thing for another thing with whict it is usually associated, such as saying "The White House said..." rather than "The President said..." or "General Motors hired 100 new hands today" (GM hired the whole person, not just the hands)
   1. tone
   2. metonymy
   3. metaphor
   4. irony
5. the factual dictionary definition of a word, stripped of any emotional associations
   1. connotation
   2. resolution
   3. exposition
   4. denotation

5 True/False Question

1. simile → a sense impression or mental picture created by vived, concrete language, or the words that create that impression or picture
   

   True        False

2. rhyme → the rise and fall of sounds; a regular accent or emphasis pattern
   

   True        False

3. onomatopoeia → a combination of contridictory terms
   

   True        False

4. allusion → the final outcome of the conflict
   

   True        False

5. verbal irony → the creation of a situation in which the reader or audience knows that the real situation is the opposite of what one or more of the character thinks it is
   

   True        False