Tones and Terms Quiz
Wrong answer is highlighted in yellow
Correct answer is highlighted in lime green
#2. Decide the tone of the passage, Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams:
Time passed.
Susan waited. The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn’t ring. Or the phone. She looked at her watch. She felt that now was about the time she could legitimately begin to feel cross. She was cross already, of course, but that had been her own time, so to speak, They were well and truly into his time now and even allowing for traffic, mishaps, and general vagueness and dilatoriness, it was now well over half an hour past the time that he had insisted was the latest time they could possibly afford to leave, so she’d better
…show more content…
Apprehensive on the other hand means, being fearful or worried about something. Therefore, the tone of feeling “apprehensive” was the best answer choice in this particular case.
#9. Decide the tone of the passage, Frankenstein, Mary Shelly: “I am not made, “I cried energetically, “the sun and the heavens who have viewed my operations, can bear witness of my truth. I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machinations. A thousand times would I have shed my own blood, drop by drop, to have saved their lives; but I could not, my father, indeed I could not sacrifice the whole human race.”
Foreboding Sardonic Elegiac Remorseful Definition of question missed: Sardonic is mostly used, when an individual is being sarcastic or satirical. One may feel the need to use this term, when someone is mocking or being ironic toward someone or something. Remorseful would most likely be used to describe one who is feeling contrite or maybe even repentant toward a situation or individual. Therefore, the tone of feeling “remorseful” was the best answer choice for this
…show more content…
Apostrophe: When the reader is able to create an imaginary character based on what is written or being said.
Bildungsroman: When the reader is able to see how the character grows and is able to experience the journey of the character.
Hyperbole: When someone makes a situation or thing look larger or greater than it really is or appears. In other words, exaggerating.
Litotes: When one says the opposite, than what they really mean. In other words, being sarcastic or ironic.
Metaphor: When comparing two subjects that are not identical, but have some similar characteristics amongst each other.
Metonymy: When one replaces the name of a subject, with something else that is similar or close in characteristics.
Onomatopoeia: When being able to create sound, with the use of words.
Oxymoron: When one is able to create a single idea out of two joined ideas that are not necessarily the same.
Pun: When words are used to have a different effect, that produces humor to the audience.
Simile: When comparing two things using the terms “like” or “as”.
Synecdoche: When trying to describe something by saying part of the characteristics or the whole
Irony,the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Irony is a technique that uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. For example, dramatic irony is a type of irony which is shown in the first Shrek movie. Fiona loves Shrek but only Donkey and the audience know. In this situation, dramatic irony is being created because the character Shrek does not know that Fiona loves him but the audience does. The short stories “The Lottery” the reader may find both situational and dramatic irony that both create the ironic ending.
Irony, a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. Throughout Night there is use of situational and verbal irony. This use of irony keeps the reader interested. The use of irony causes the reader to know things that the characters often are not aware of.
A metonymy is "the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant"(Google). An example of a metonymy would be like, "The White House declared we are at war with the aliens." The White House is a metonymy for the president since the president is the one who decides if we're going to war or not. In the beginning of TKAM, Jem described Boo Radley as, "Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten…". This description of Boo is a metonymical illusion of a monster like Bigfoot or
Verbal Irony is when words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant. For example in “Night” is when
"Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding." (Repplier) Irony, more specifically situational irony, is in any given circumstance when actions are taken that are contrary to original beliefs. When placed in a story the irony involves the characters' actions and the final outcome or ending of the novel. In the short story, "Good Country People", O'Connor deliberately uses irony with characters actions and thoughts, or vice versa, to lead the reader to the wrong assumption.
Analogy: A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more
A pun is a humorous play on words by using words that consist of two or more meanings similar sounding phrases that have contrasting definitions.
Literary Term # 10: Hyperbole Hyperbole: Exaggeration used within the text to create emphasis or humor to something. Example: “Rowena was seventy-seven in 1994, twenty-four years a widow and past her grief…
“the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices.”
situational irony. Verbal irony is when a person says something, but the opposite is meant.
Irony is a method of the use of words that say the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke and with a tone of voice that shows this(Hornby,2005,p1080). For example, the title of this short story The False Gems is an example of
The literary device I found in my quote is personification. An example
Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. It is used throughout poetry and allows the reader to analyze and differentiate what seems, and what actually is. There are different types of irony including verbal, situational, and dramatic. Irony can be used in the titles of poems, or in themes and messages throughout them. There are many ways to interpret poetry, so irony is a powerful way of making a pointed comment or manipulating a reader's emotions.
Irony is a technique that is used (through a character or plot development) to convey an intention or attitude opposite to what is literally stated. In