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| 1. | Through __________, writers use sensory details, or descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses, to make their subject more vivid. |
| A. | symbolism |
| B. | imagery |
| C. | inference |
| D. | oratory |
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| 2. | In an allusion, an author refers to a character, place, or situation from history, art, music, or literature. |
| A. | TRUE |
| B. | FALSE |
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| 3. | What are some common examples of author's purpose? |
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| 4. | Read the following excerpt from "beware: do not read this poem."
back off from this poem
it has drawn in yr feet
back off from this poem
it has drawn in yr legsWhich of the following literary elements is used in this excerpt? |
| A. | simile |
| B. | apostrophe |
| C. | repetition |
| D. | allusion |
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| 5. | Click on the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word.
The man sneered as he deliberately dropped the papers in the puddle. |
| A. | gathered |
| B. | reproduced or depicted in a verbal or artistic form |
| C. | swelled or curved outward |
| D. | smiled or laughed scornfully or critically |
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| 6. | Read the following excerpt from "somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond."
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens;only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody,not even the rain,has such small handsIdentify some of the elements of E. E. Cummings's style that are evident in this excerpt. |
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| 7. | A literary device used by an author to imitate the flow of thoughts, feelings, images, and memories of a character is known as __________. |
| A. | stream of consciousness |
| B. | repetition |
| C. | inference |
| D. | flashback |
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| 8. | Read the following excerpt from "Winter Dreams."
A low, pale oblong detached itself suddenly from the darkness of the Island, spitting forth the reverberated sound of a racing motor-boat. Two white streamers of cleft water rolled themselves out behind it and almost immediately the boat was beside him, drowning out the hot tinkle of the piano in the drone of its spray.To which of the following senses do the sensory details in this excerpt appeal? |
| A. | taste |
| B. | smell |
| C. | hearing |
| D. | touch |
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| 9. | A stanza is a group of lines, often focusing on a certain topic or feeling, that form a unit in a poem or song. |
| A. | TRUE |
| B. | FALSE |
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| 10. | Explain the process and purpose of scanning text. |
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