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Review of
Literary Terms
One to Fifteen
REMINDER:
Test is TOMORROW
(Thursday, 1/14/10)
1. A stylistic scheme in which
conjunctions are deliberately
omitted from a series of related
clauses is known as a/an
_____________.
alliteration
asyndeton
aphorism
apostrophe
2. A/an __________ is a wise,
universally applicable saying that
bears repetition.
ad hominem argument
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
3. A figure of speech consisting of
speech directed in an abstract
direction—to a person not present or
to a thing—is known as a/an
___________.
abstract
language
allegory
aphorism
apostrophe
4. Julius Caesar’s famous "I
came, I saw, I conquered” is an
example of __________________.
allegory
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
5. “O death, where is thy sting? O
grave, where is thy victory?” is an
example of a/an _____________.
anaphora
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
6. The Chinese proverb that states
that it is “better to light a candle than
to curse the darkness” is an example
of a/an _______.
anecdote
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
7. "They dove, splashed, floated,
splashed, swam, snorted."
(James T. Farrell, Young Lonigan)
The previous quotation includes
which of the following devices?
anecdote
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
8. "A street light is like a star. Both provide
light at night, both are in predictable
locations, both are overhead, and both
serve no function in the daytime.”
The previous quotation includes which two
of the following devices?
analogy
anaphora
anecdote
aphorism
apostrophe
asyndeton
9. “A brain and a computer are _________.”
Which of the following words is the only
word that will complete the sentence
accurately (both in grammatical structure
and logic)?
abstract language
analogy
analogous
anecdote
10. “The sword is an __________ in modern
warfare.”
Which of the following words is the only
word that will complete the sentence
accurately (both in grammatical structure
and logic)?
allegory
alliteration
anachronism
analogy