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1
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The author of the Declaration of Philippine Independence.

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Ambrosio Bautista

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“Two heads are better than one” means that it is better for two people to think of a solution and than just one person. This is a classic example of ______.

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Synecdoche

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3
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Who wrote “Dead Stars”?

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Paz Marquez Benitez

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4
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The title “Dead Stars” symbolizes ______.

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the love of Alfredo for Julia

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5
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What does “lost one” pertain to?

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Past lover

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“Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.” is an example of _____.

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Parallel

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This occurs when two separate sentences are joined with a comma rather than a period of semicolon.

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Comma splice

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It is a tool used by writers to hint at larger themes, ideas, and meaning in a story or piece of writing.

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Literary device

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This is a report on an event that has taken place. It may include a byline, body text, photo and caption.

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News article

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10
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This poem concerns the natural world, rural life and landscapes.

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Pastoral poem

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This sentence occurs when you connect two main clauses with no punctuation.

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Run-on sentence

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12
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“Storm in a teacup” means _____.

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Big fuss about a small problem

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It is a collection of stories and fables from Arabia, Egypt, India and Persia that were compiled from oral tales that have been passed down through these cultures for generations.

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A Thousand and One Nights

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14
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This punctuation should be used after an introductory word, phrase or clause.

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Comma

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15
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indirect, “polite” way of describing something too inappropriate or awkward to address directly

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Euphemism

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This is a word, phrase or clause that is separated improperly from the word it modifies or describes.

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Misplaced modifier

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According to this theory, the ancients tend to view things as persons not as mere objects; thus, they describe natural events as active personal god’s , and giving rise to myths.

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Personification

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This is a word which describes or denotes the qualities of something.

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Adjective

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It is a literary device used to express large complex ideas in an approachable manner.

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Allegory

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It describes a series of words in quick succession that all start with the same letter or sound.

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Alliteration

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21
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Carlos Buludan’s celebrated autobiography

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America is in the Heart

22
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It is a popular literary device used to develop characters, frame storylines and help create associations to well-known works.

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Allusion

23
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It is used as a substitute for a missing letter or letters in a word, to show the possessive case, and in the plural of letters, some numbers and abbreviations.

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Apostrophe

24
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It is an article written by the editorial staff from a specific perspective. It offers the newspaper’s view of an issue.

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Editorial

25
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It is a poem that reflects upon death or loss.

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Elegy

26
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It is an argument that relies on personal attacks rather than reason or substance.

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Ad Hominem

27
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It is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences.

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Anaphora

28
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It is called the Literary Colossus of the Visayas.

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Angel Magahum

29
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It was eventually published in 1945, was rejected by a New York publisher stating “it is impossible to sell animal stories in the USA.”

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Animal Farm

30
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  • the most Greek of all the gods
  • Lord of Silver Bow
  • Archer-god
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Apollo

31
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These are a subclass of determiners, which are noun-marking words. They usually come before the nouns they modify.

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Articles

32
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It is the name of the very first library in the world.

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Ashurbannipal Library

33
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It is a poetic device where the vowel sound in a word matches the same sound in a nearby word, but the surrounding constants sounds or different.

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Assonance

34
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At the border of two countries there is a port where fishermen work. The fisherman do not speak the same language, so they communicate using one that has been invented but only for the purpose of trade. This scenario most accurately describe a _____.

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Pidgin

- simplified form of language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language.

35
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It is a group of people within hearing; specifically a group of people listening to a performance, speech etc.; the crowd seeing a stage performance.

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Audience

36
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It is a poem that is lengthy, narrative work of poetry.

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Epic

37
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Norwegian writer best known for his problem/social play like “Ghost.”

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August Strindberg

38
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Authors turn to tangible _____ to represent abstract concepts and ideas in their stories.

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Symbols

39
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Asian language nearest to Filipino.

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Bahasa Malaysia

40
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Filipino poet snubbed by Huseng Sisiw.

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Balagtas

41
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Hero of the Maranaw epic Darangen.

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Bantugan

42
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Considered the oldest epic in England.

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Beowulf

43
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List of sources used in the study.

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Bibliography

44
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Poetry written with a precise meter - almost always iambic pentameter - that does not rhyme.

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Blank verse

45
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It is the event that mark the first literary demonstration in the Philippines.

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Book burning

46
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This contains business profiles and news reports about the state of commerce.

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Business section

47
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It is a Latin phrase translated as enjoy the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future.

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Carpe diem

48
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Who wrote the novel A Christmas Carol?

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Charles Dickens

49
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It is a novel by Charles Dickens about a man who hates Christmas.

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A Christmas Carol

50
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Who is the Historian of the Revolution?

A

Clemente Zulueta

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