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Figures Of Speech In Sentence PassageSet 9

1Direct or Indirect Characterization? The sad man hated his life. He often daydreamed about running away and starting over.

2He is described as a creature of darkness exiled from happiness and accursed of God, the destroyer and devourer of our human kind

3Name the character that speaks in the following quotation "I long for home, long for the sight of home"

4"Every pen is a writing instrument.The cage of a pig is a pen.Ergo, the cage of a pig is a writing instrument." This is an example of?

5Why do authors use figures of speech?

6In business, what does it mean to "think outside the box" ?

7Directions: Identify the mood projected in the situations or settings below then choose the correct answer.5. "Let's forget the past and start anew."

8Define 'figurative language' and its purpose.

9In direct characterization, what is unique about how information is presented?

10A character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character (Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes)

11Latin for "in the middle of things," a technique in which a narrative begins in the middle of the action.

12A comparison of something unfamiliar to something perhaps similar and more familiar in a text is called

13The poet's purpose in "Ode to enchanted light" is to

14What emotion is this example appealing to?These reckless hoon drivers are putting everyone at risk. Innocent lives are being lost.

15What is Rhythm in literature?

16Johnson's Life of Milton censures Lycidas chiefly for what generic fault?

17How does the poet describe the creeper in Our Casuarina Tree?

18Erving Goffman analyzed social life as "theater" in his ..... He believed the interactions we show up front are the "Show." And like theater, what goes on behind the set (backstage) is what creates the show.

19A warning of something that is going to happen later in the story.

20In The Poem of Adventure sound-device, pick the exact rhyme pair from the unit text.

21"My poverty but not my will consents."

22Stated, "We are going to find them guilty."

23"Sweet sounds, oh, beautiful music, do not cease!" What can we infer from this line?

24"'I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again like a sensible man.'" is an example of .....

25"I've got your back" is an example of

26What do the people say on other people's success, achievements, good fortune?

27"To be or not to be, that is the question". These lines are from

28This persuasive technique wants us to identify with people who are just like us.

29"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." (Yoda)

30What is the purpose of using figurative language in persuasive language?

31Which rhetorical term is defined as:'A device used to produce figurate language. Many compare dissimilar things. Figures of speech include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.'?

32In "Fowls of the Air Shall Teach Thee," what kind of bird showed perseverance in making her nest?

33Black are my steps on silver sod;Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;And tree and house, and hill and lake,Are frosted like a wedding-cake.Name the rhyme scheme.

34Analogy is different from simile and metaphor because it is a ..... rather than a figure of speech.

35Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?"I haven't had anything to eat since last night."

36In the passage, Akira addresses Chie withChoose 1 answer:

37How can understanding language techniques help improve your writing skills? Select the BEST answer.

38What persuasive techniques have you noticed in advertisements?

39When Winston ran onto the field his teammates cheered him on. What type of indirect characterization is this?

40A traditional story handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Types include fables, myths and fairy tales

41Angel kept testing his mothers patience. His mother responded by telling him that he was skating on thin ice.

42In the book Good Different, how does Selah feel as she walks around FantasyCon with her earplugs?

43Language not meant to be taken literally: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, idiom, onomatopoeia, etc.

44Which type of indirect characterization is at play in the passage below? Abe sat behind Maria every day in 7th period, but one day he couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Maria, if you don't stop twirling your ponytail in my face, I'm going to cut it off!"

45"Why man he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus." Who is being referred to?

46What Figure of Speech is used in the sentence?The team needs some new blood if its going to win next season.

47My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me. What mood do the details of the poem convey?

48What is the tone?"The rich owner looked at the cook ..... 'Pick up that rag on the ground" '

49What is the meaning of this figure of speech?cat got your tongue!

50"It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you." Which idea is being introduced with this quotation?

51Modernist stories often conclude with:

52A line of verse where a logical or rhetorical pause occurs at end of line, usually marked with period, comma, or other punctuation

53"Normal is just a cycle. It's the new normal that's tricky." Who says this line, reflecting a central theme?

54The author is known for writing books that combine elements of:

55Read the following passage and decide if it is a better example of direct or indirect characterization. *Tommy's room was always a mess, with clothes strewn everywhere and books piled up in corners.*

56Which rhetorical term is defined as:'One of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line.'

57Tone reflects-

58Context: King's line: "I have a dream that one day ..... children will not be judged by skin color but by character." What connotation does dream carry here?

59"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to"

60What does Emerson compare to "nourishing corn" ?

61Using a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence