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Reading the Write Way Final Game

Quiz by Justin Cesarin

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  • Q1
    What is the term for a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?
    alliteration
    enjambment
    poetic meter
    rhyme scheme
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?
    likism
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the term for a type of poem that tells a story?
    narrative poetry
    haiku
    senryu
    ode
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the term for a literary technique in which the outcome of events is hinted at before they actually happen?
    irony
    in media res
    pun
    foreshadowing
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the term for a sentence structure in which the subject of the sentence performs the action?
    prepositions
    passive voice
    adverbs
    active voice
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the term for a figure of speech that gives human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities?
    personification
    metaphor
    enjambment
    truncation
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the term for a technique in storytelling where the narrative begins in the middle of the action?
    catastophe
    in media res
    schema
    climax
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the term for a type of poem with a rhyme scheme that celebrates the subject or meditates on a theme?
    ode
    limerick
    senryu
    active
    30s
  • Q9
    Which literary term involves the use of wordplay, often using multiple meanings of a word or phrase?
    Pun
    Irony

    Alliteration

    Symbolism
    30s
  • Q10
    What literary device is being used when an object, animal, or abstract idea is given human characteristics?
    Irony
    Personification
    Symbolism
    Anthropomorphism
    30s
  • Q11
    What term refers to a poetic form consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter?
    Shakespearean sonnets
    Haiku
    Limericks
    Senryu
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the term used to describe the overall message or main idea that a piece of literature conveys?
    Narrative
    Theme
    Subject

    Summary

    30s
  • Q13
    What term refers to the use of vivid or descriptive language to create mental images or sensory experiences for the reader?
    Foreshadowing
    Imagery
    Schema
    Consonance
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the purpose of a narrative arc?
    To structure the plot and events of a story.
    To add humor through wordplay.
    To depict a character's journey of self-discovery.
    To create a rhythmic pattern in a poem.
    30s
  • Q15
    What is an example of symbolism?
    The man ran home quickly.
    The alarm clocked screamed at him.
    Her hair was tangled in knots.

    The soldier held up a white flag.

    30s

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