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Pregunta 1
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What is an aphorism?
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The repetition of a word or phrase
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Conjunctions
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A thought written in a literal and memorable manner (Often times it includes sarcasm or witt)
Pregunta 2
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Which is an oxymoron?
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That’s awfully good
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That's deliciously tasty
Pregunta 3
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An allusion is a reference to what?
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A person
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Literary work
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An event
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All of the above
Pregunta 4
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Which is an example of an irony?
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A police officer who gets pulled over for reckless driving
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An orange is orange
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The tree is green
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I laughed at the funny joke
Pregunta 5
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A paradox is - A statement or proposition that, despite sound or reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 6
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This is an example of a hyperbole - It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets
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- True
- False
Pregunta 7
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An example and definition for analogy
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Life is like a box of chocolates
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Fish are like animals that swim
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A comparison between two things
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A comparison between two things that are often very different
Pregunta 8
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What is this an example of - Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
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Irony
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Chiasmus
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Repitition
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Parallelism
Pregunta 9
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An allusion is a reference to what?
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A person
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Literary work
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An event
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All of the above
Pregunta 10
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What is the definition of repetition?
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A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer
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The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
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Giving human characteristic to inanimate objects. EX: The clock begged to be noticed, ticking vigorously with every second
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All of the above
Pregunta 11
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Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore, is an example of what?
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A person
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Literary work
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An event
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All of the above
Pregunta 12
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Two words being placed together that are opposite in effect. Often used to show contrast - This is juxtaposition
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- True
- False
Pregunta 13
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This is an example of anaphora - If you want to sell a goat, you must have a goat to sell. If you want to buy a goat, you must find someone who has a goat to sell. If you don't want to sell a goat, don't sell your goat
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- True
- False
Pregunta 14
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The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
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Anaphora
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Parallelism
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Repetition
Pregunta 15
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Definition and example of imagery
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The lightning cracked and the raindrops raced their way to the ground, leaving flowers in a pool of rain
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Visually descriptive figurative language
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Describes things in a general manner
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There were some flowers
Pregunta 16
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This is the definition of asyndeton - The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
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- True
- False
Pregunta 17
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Which is an example of a polysyndeton?
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She like many fruits, but strawberries were her favorite
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Green beans are good and so are carrots, but pizza isn't
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She liked bananas but not apples
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None of these options are polysyndetons
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She liked apples and bananas and strawberries and raspberries and especially watermelon
Pregunta 18
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Giving human characteristic to inanimate objects is the definition of what device?
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Asyndeton
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Personification
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Anaphora
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Irony
Pregunta 19
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A rhetorical purpose seeks to persuade an audience and manipulate the way that audience thinks about the given subject
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- True
- False
Pregunta 20
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The rhetorical situation is the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints
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- True
- False
Pregunta 21
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A rhetorical device uses words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade. It can also be a technique to evoke an emotion on the part of the reader or audience
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- True
- False
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