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english spring exam
terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a stylistic literary device identifies by the repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase. | alliteration |
| the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words. | assonance |
| the repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence of phase | consonance |
| a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. | allusion |
| it refers to the repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which makes the end of the previous clause | anadiplosis |
| a figure of speech defined by the repetition of the initial word or words of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence | epanalepsis |
| The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition. | anaphora |
| The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | epistrophe |
| a literary device that repeats the same words of phases a few times to make an idea clearer. | repetition |
| a rhetorical device in which a phrase or word is repeatedly used | antanaclasis |
| the raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it | apophasis |
| the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence | asyndeton |
| a stylistic device in which several coordination conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect | polysyndeton |
| the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | irony |
| an imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre in such a way as to make fun of or comment on the original work | parody |
| a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule | satire |
| a literary device that can be defined as a phrase or a figure of speech that might have multiple sense, interpretations or two different meanings or that could be understood in two different ways | double entendre |
| a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis | hyperbole |
| the literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses. | imagery |
| a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts | juxtaposition |
| a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect | oxymoron |
| a figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question | hypophora |
| it may have an obvious answer but the questioner asks it to lay emphasis to the point. It is used as a impressive persuasive device | rhetorical question |
| The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | metonymy |
| a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | synecdoche |
| the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | onomatopoeia |
| a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction | parallelism |
| the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form | personification |
| the animal attributes are imposed upon non-animal objects, human and events and animal features are ascribed to humans | zoomorphism |
| a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. | metaphor |
| a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things, but using the words, "like" or "as" unlike metaphors. | simile |
| What is Sissy's real name? | cecilia |
| Who offers the "correct" definition of horse? | bitzer |
| What is the model for Mr. Gradgrind's school? | the factory |
| Where does Mr. Gradgrind live? | stone lodge |
| Who is not one of the Gradgrind's children? Jane, Louisa, Adam Smith, Charles | charles is not one of the kids |
| At the beginning of Hard Times, who is Sissy's "legal guardian"? | her father |
| What is Signor Jupe's true profession? | circus performer |
| What is the name of the Public House where Sissy lives? | Pegasus's arms |
| Coketown is a literary representation of which major British city? | Manchester |
| What does Mr. Bounderby think that the poor want? | turtle soup and a golden spoon |
| What killed Mrs. Sparsit's husband? | french liquor |
| Why does the "mysterious old woman" come to Coketown each year? | to see the fine gentlemen |
| Dickens compares Mr. Gradgrind to which character of children's fairy tales? | Bluebeard |
| Where does Mr. Bounderby say that he lived as a young man? | in the gutter |
| Who pays Stephen an unwelcome visit in the middle of the night? | his drunk wife |
| Who arranges the marriage between Louisa and Mr. Bounderby? | Mr. Gradgrind and Mr. Bounderby |
| Who does Louisa love more than anyone else? | her brother, Tom Gradgrind |
| Coketown is likened to what fallen city of the Bible? | Babel |
| What name is used to describe Tom in the second half of the novel? | "Whelp" |
| Who is not an employee of Mr. Bounderby at some point in the novel? | Mr. Harthouse |
| What is the name of Slackbridge's labor movement? | United Aggregate Tribunal |
| Why does Stephen Blackpool refuse to join the labor movement? | because of his promise to Rachael |
| When does Mrs. Sparsit move into Bounderby's bank? | after Bounderby is married |
| What is Harthouse's nickname? | jem |
| What is Louisa's "curious reserve"? | her resistance to Mr. Harthouse's advances |
| Who has a lisp? | Mr. Sleary |
| What is Bouderby's first name? | Josiah |
| Is Gradgrind Fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is Louisa fact or fancy? | fancy |
| Is Tom Gradgrind fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is James Harthouse fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is Sissy Jupe fact or fancy? | fancy |
| Is Rachael fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is Slackbridge fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is Mr. Sleary fact or fancy? | fancy |
| Is Blackpool fact or fancy? | fact |
| Is Mr. Bounderby fact or fancy? | fact |
| Who robbed the bank? | Tom |
| Who was originally accused of robbing the bank? | Blackpool |
| "the hands" is an example of a synecdoche which is? | calling the whole thing by a part of it |
| Why does Tom tell Louisa to marry Bounderby? | so that Tom can get a good job |
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