Language Features/Techniques Quiz

Question 1 of 15

1

“The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.”

Select one of the following:

Alliteration
Pun
Rhyme

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

The skies of his future began to darken.

Select one of the following:

Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

"I just got there in the nick of time"

Select one of the following:

Limerick
Cliche
Jargon

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea….”

Select one of the following:

Diction
Climax
Anti-climax

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

Nurse: God ye good morrow, gentlemen.
Mercutio: God ye good den, fair gentlewoman.
Nurse: Is it good den?
Mercutio: ‘Tis no less, I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.
Nurse: Out upon you! What a man are you!

Select one of the following:

Haiku
Double entendre
Motif

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

“Life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”

Select one of the following:

Foreshadowing
Assonance
Comparison

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

My grandmother is as old as the hills.

Select one of the following:

Paradox
Irony
Hyperbole

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

“It is the unkindest tied that ever any man tied.”

Select one of the following:

Pun
Poetic Justice
Discourse

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

Good fences make good neighbors.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head.

Select one of the following:

Snark
Irony
Satire

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

"Here was a small boy of Quebec
Who was buried in snow to his neck
When they said, “Are you friz?”
He replied, “Yes, I is —
But we don’t call this cold in Quebec.”

Select one of the following:

Sarcasm
Plot
Limerick

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

“This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Select one of the following:

Tone
Climax
Synesthesia

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

Our soldiers are as brave as lions

Select one of the following:

Metaphor
Exaggeration
Simile

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

"Friends, countrymen, lend me your ears.”

Select one of the following:

Memoir
Climax
Sarcasm

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

“In me didst thou exist—and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.”

Select one of the following:

Doppelganger
Oxymorom
Imagery

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

“I am a very foolish fond old man,
Fourscore and upward, not an hour more or less;
And, to deal plainly,
I fear I am not in my perfect mind….”

Select one of the following:

Epitaph
Motif
Meiosis

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Language Features/Techniques Quiz

Question 1 of 15

“The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

The skies of his future began to darken.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

"I just got there in the nick of time"

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea….”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

Nurse: God ye good morrow, gentlemen. Mercutio: God ye good den, fair gentlewoman. Nurse: Is it good den? Mercutio: ‘Tis no less, I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon. Nurse: Out upon you! What a man are you!

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

“Life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

My grandmother is as old as the hills.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

“It is the unkindest tied that ever any man tied.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

Good fences make good neighbors. Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

"Here was a small boy of Quebec Who was buried in snow to his neck When they said, “Are you friz?” He replied, “Yes, I is — But we don’t call this cold in Quebec.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

“This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

Our soldiers are as brave as lions

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

"Friends, countrymen, lend me your ears.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

“In me didst thou exist—and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

“I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more or less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind….”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

“The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.”

Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea….”

Nurse: God ye good morrow, gentlemen.
Mercutio: God ye good den, fair gentlewoman.
Nurse: Is it good den?
Mercutio: ‘Tis no less, I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.
Nurse: Out upon you! What a man are you!

“Life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”

Good fences make good neighbors.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head.

"Here was a small boy of Quebec
Who was buried in snow to his neck
When they said, “Are you friz?”
He replied, “Yes, I is —
But we don’t call this cold in Quebec.”

“I am a very foolish fond old man,
Fourscore and upward, not an hour more or less;
And, to deal plainly,
I fear I am not in my perfect mind….”