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1. Which statement is an example of situational irony in "The Piece of String"?Question 4 options: Hauchecorne spends his life
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2. Which statement is an example of situational irony in "The Piece of String"?Question 3 options: Master Malandain, who is a kind
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3. Write a hook about foreshadowing in of mice and men
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4. ow does sensory language affect mood in literary texts?(1 point)Responses It uses vivid details to reveal how characters feel
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5. What is a literary device used to create the feeling of anticipation that something dangerous or risky is about to happen?(1
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6. Which question can a reader ask themselves to help detect dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses What do the characters know that
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7. What is the main purpose of a flashback in a story?(1 point)Responses to skip forward in time to skip forward in time to provide
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8. Passage:The storm raged outside, a wild beast clawing at the windows. Trees bowed to its ferocity, their leaves torn away like
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9. Read the paragraph.Spring arrives suddenly. Buds appear on the rosebushes. Shoots are sprouting from the ground. The fruit trees
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10. QuestionWhat is satire?(1 point) Responses when a character says the opposite of what they actually mean when a character says
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11. What is dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses the use of language to mock, ridicule, or criticize the use of language to mock,
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12. NAN: You should have been there, George. The little child was lying on the street with his knees all scraped up. Not even out of
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13. Chapter 1: Sarai is nervous about her job interview. She spends her morning getting ready and practicing what she will say.Chapt
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14. Why do authors use century line produced to create imagery
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15. Which sentences describe required features of parody? (Select all correct answers.)Its subject is popular or well-known. It
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16. How can dialogue help develop a character?Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses It can break up long paragraphs of
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17. When does dramatic irony occur in a text?(1 point)Responseswhen the consequence of a character’s actions causes the opposite
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18. How is dramatic irony different from situational irony? (1 point)Dramatic irony is found in the dialogue between two characters,
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19. Which sentence describes a function of dialogue in a story?(1 point) Responses It identifies the genre of the work without the
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20. What is the main effect of the author including so many different examples of sensory language in the sentence?It emphasizes
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21. What is an anecdote?(1 point) the stating of two opposite ideas using the same grammatical structure a reference to a familiar
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22. What type of figurative language is used in the following lines from Poe's "Sonnet-To Science"?Hast thou not torn the Naiad from
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23. Read the following excerpt from chapter 2 of The Red Badge of Courage.The next morning the youth discovered that his tall
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24. What is the effect of the figurative language in the following statement from "The Monkey's Paw"?"It moved," he cried, with a
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25. The next morning the youth discovered that his tall comrade had been the fast-flying messenger of a mistake. There was much
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26. Which of these is an example of irony from "The Open Window" by Saki?Mr. Nuttel is afraid of dogs because he was once chased
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27. Why would an author structure a text using a cliffhanger?(1 point)Responses To give the reader insight into character
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28. Examples of personification as a literary device
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29. Use the paragraph to answer the question.It was way past her bedtime, but Trishna could not put the book down. The suspense was
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30. Writers often try to help their readers form mental images, figures, or likenesses of things. How is this method BEST described?
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31. Mitchel’s announcement felt like a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky.What does the simile show about Mitchel’s
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32. Use the passage to answer the question.Which phrase from the passage is an example of kinesthetic imagery? Select the two
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33. After the bassist left, the band considered breaking up. It had just been the four of them, recording music and performing
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34. Jacob opened the curtains in his new bedroom and gazed out the window. People walked by, but nobody that he recognized. All his
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35. Tuesday 11/12 Exit Ticket Question: In what ways does an analogy differ from a simile or metaphor?(1 point)Responses A metaphor
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36. Use the paragraph to answer the question.You approach the final room and find a puzzle. The others know all about the puzzle,
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37. Match the type of irony with the correct example.(2 points)Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a
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38. What is tone in the context of dramatic textThe overall attitude of the text the direct and specific meaning of a word the
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39. What is mode in the context of dramatic text anticipation of reader may feel as the text plot unfold where and when the text
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40. Use the paragraph to answer the question.Feeding Paul Bunyan's crews was a complicated job. At no two camps were conditions the
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41. Read the following sentence from paragraph 64 of the story (monkeys paw)“ . . . And something horrible squatting up on top of
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42. but Cyclops went on filling up his bellywith manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep. What
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43. Use the scene to answer the question.Which word best describes the mood of this scene? (1 point) Responses depressed depressed
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44. Use the passage to answer the question.On which value does the playwright focus this piece of satire? (1 point) Responses
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45. Which story description includes dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses A story follows a man’s journey as he searches for his cat.
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46. What figurative language does the excerpt use?"So, to Coney me and Tobin went, thinking that a turn at the chutes and the smell
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47. what literary device is it when someone says we got us a spy
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48. what literary device is it when someone says gotta cancer stick johnnycake?
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49. A shift in a narrative is also known as what?(1 point) Responses a flashback a flashback a change a change a conflict a conflict
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50. What is an allusion?(1 point) Responses a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects, people, or places a comparison
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51. What is imagery?(1 point)Responses a writer’s descriptions that evoke mental snapshots that appeal to the senses a writer’s
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52. write this to where a teaher can't tell tou wrote it The oxymoron "silent scream" shows the strong feelings of the author’s
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53. Match the type of irony with the correct example. (2 points)Maria looked at her worst enemy with hatred. "It's nice to see you,"
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54. "She turned distractedly toward him."I have I have-I've lost Madame Forestier's necklace," she cried. He stood up, bewildered.
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55. What is a hook in a piece of literature? (1 point)It is an opening that is designed to capture the reader's attention. It is a
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56. What is the difference between verbal irony and situational irony?(1 point) Responses Verbal irony is when someone says the
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57. What is the main purpose of a satire?(1 point) Responses to critique issues and problems with individuals and society to
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58. Use the paragraph to answer the question. In spite of short rations she gave enough milk to keep six men busy skimming the
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59. Why do authors use similes and metaphors in their work
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60. What best describes the role dramatic irony plays in this story?(1 point) Responses The knowledge that Sarai and Aldric are
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61. What is dramatic irony?(1 point) Responses the use of language to mock, ridicule, or criticize the use of language to mock,
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62. “ When I get home, the warm smell from the kitchen greets me at the door” is an example of
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63. What is one purpose of an allegory?(1 point)Responses to communicate a sophisticated concept or an important message to
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64. se the passage to answer the question. In which sentence from the passage does the author use personification? (1 point)
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65. hat is personification?(1 point) Responses when expressions that are not literally true but imply ideas indirectly are used for
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66. What do situational irony and dramatic irony have in common?(1 point) Responses They both are told through elements of flashback
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67. Which best describes where verbal irony is often found in literature?(1 point) Responses in the physical description of
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68. Which situation is an example of irony?(1 point) Responses A brave soldier fights and wins a battle. A brave soldier fights and
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69. hat does irony create in a story?(1 point) Responses A cause-and-effect situation between one event to another. A
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70. What is an analogy? a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects, people, places, or thingsa comparison between two
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71. What is tone? the time and place in which a story takes placethe time and place in which a story takes place a comparison
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72. What is a metaphor?when a nonliving thing is given human qualities when a nonliving thing is given human qualities a comparison
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73. What best describes the role dramatic irony plays in this story?1. The knowledge that Sarai and Aldric are nervous about both
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74. what comes before it. It provides elements of foreshadowing. It directly states the theme of the story. It helps a reader
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75. NAN: You should have been there, George. The little child was lying on the street with his knees all scraped up. Not even out of
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76. Which story description includes dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses A story follows a man’s journey as he searches for his cat.
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77. Which story description includes dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses A story follows a man’s journey as he searches for his cat.
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78. Is the “soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side” an implied metaphor?
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79. Is the “soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side” an implied metaphor or metaphor?
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80. Is the “soft rope of her hair” an implied metaphor or metaphor?
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81. Use this excerpt from "Araby" by James Joyce to answer the question.Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of
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82. What is the effect of the point of view?The reader sees events through Faith's perspective, allowing the reader to feel sympathy
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83. Which of these statements demonstrates internal dialogue?"Amen!" cried Goodman Brown. "Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to
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84. When does dramatic irony occur in a text?A. When the audience knows something the characters don’t B. When the consequence of
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85. I crossed the marathon finish line and immediately veered off the trail to collapse, certain I could sleep for days right there
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86. Tom is a pretty okay guy. Sure, he's a bit style-challenged, and his humor leaves a lot to be desired—but at the end of the
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87. A _______________ refers to a character’s or narrator’s thoughtful examination of experiences and events.
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88. In an _______________ conflict, the main character struggles with a decision within themself, such as doing the right thing.
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89. What is the difference between dramatic irony and verbal irony?(1 point)Responses Dramatic irony is when the audience knows
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90. What is characterization?
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91. Use the paragraph from "The Minister's Black Veil" below to answer the question."But what if the world will not believe that it
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92. Use the paragraph from "The Minister's Black Veil" below to answer the question."But what if the world will not believe that it
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93. How is understatement used in this paragraph?(1 point) • Elizabeth's use of the word "scandal" to describe the minister's
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94. Use the paragraph from "The Minister's Black Veil" below to answer the question."But what if the world will not believe that it
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95. Use the paragraph from "The Minister's Black Veil" below to answer the question."But what if the world will not believe that it
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96. Which literary device is used to hint at future events in a story? metaphormetaphor alliteration alliteration foreshadowing
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97. What is the primary purpose of using metaphors in literature? to create a rhyme schemeto create a rhyme scheme to list factual
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98. How does the use of sensory language in a text affect the reader's perception of mood?(1 point)Responses Provides objective,
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99. How does situational irony differ from dramatic irony?(1 point)Responses Situational irony is defined by the use of figurative
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100. How might an author use figurative language to convey the complexity of a character's emotions?(1 point)Responses A. Contrast
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