Examples Flashcards
“The ballet dancer stated to her friend, ‘…I believe that after years of training, I am the best at ballet in my class.’” This is an example of what?
a. Soliloquy
b. Satire
c. Monologue
d. Epigram
c. Monologue
“The blonde, ballet dancer locked her competitor in the bathrooms so that she would be the best dancer at the auditions.” This is an example of what?
a. Epigram
b. Satire
c. Proverb
d. Epiphany
b. Satire
“‘I need to train harder for this show,’ she thought to herself.” This is an example of what?
a. Soliloquy
b. Epigram
c. Monologue
d. Proverb
a. Soliloquy
“Practice isn’t madness, but don’t try to be the fastest or is may lead to sadness,” This is an example of what?
a. Satire
b. Proverb
c. Aphorism
d. Epigram
d. Epigram
“If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for?” This is an example of what?
a. Satire
b. Aphorism
c. Proverb
d. Epigram
b. Aphorism
“After the performance was over, the dancers took a bow and walked off stage.” This is an example of what?
a. Denouement
b. Climax
c. Incentive moment
d. Exposition
a. Denouement
“When she started dancing, she began thinking about the hours she put into practicing, how she worked days and days to do the best she could,” This is an example of what?
a. Flashback
b. Foreshadowing
c. In Medias Res
d. Subplot
a. Flashback
“As she got older, she started to realize that the work she put into dancing was much harder and fast paced than it used to be,” This is an example of what?
a. Thematic concept
b. Soliloquy
c. Bildungsroman
d. Synecdoche
c. Bildungsroman
“She did a dance move of her own creation, that she used in every performance, “ This is an example of what?
a. Ellipsis
b. Chiasmus
c. Signature Style
d. Anaphora
c. Signature Style
“The dance floor seemed worn and tired after her practice session,” This is an example of?
a. Litote
b. Periphrasis
c. Signature Style
d. Personification
d. Personification
“The rain started up again as she was declined at the audition, “ This is an example of what?
a. Pathetic Fallacy
b. Personification
c. Apostrophe
d. Litote
a. Pathetic Fallacy
“Come give me a hand with this dance move,’” This is an example of what?
a. Irony
b. Metonymy
c. Synecdoche
d. Allegory
c. Synecdoche
“The story of her talent starts at present day, when she is winning an award for best choreographer, but we’ll get to her beginning later,” This is an example of what?
a. Climax
b. In media res
c. Flashback
d. Foreshadowing
b. In media res
“Most people refer to New York drama production and stage fame as Broadway,” This is an example of what?
a. Allegory
b. Metonymy
c. Irony
d. Synecdoche
b. Metonymy
“It definitely wasn’t the hardest dance to learn,” This is an example of what?
a. Litote
b. Understatement
c. Hyperbole
d. Oxymoron
a. Litote
“She had two left feet,” This is an example of what?
a. Oxymoron
b. Litote
c. Periphrasis
d. Understatement
c. Periphrasis
“When she first started, her dancing left a lot to be desired,” This is an example of what?
a. Hyperbole
b. Pun
c. Idiom
d. Euphemism
d. Euphemism
“The ring she was swinging on collapsed as she got onto it. ‘Darn swing!’ She yelled.” This is an example of what?
a. Anaphora
b. Apostrophe
c. Pun
d. Idiom
b. Apostrophe
“She fell. She got back up. She fell. She got up once more.” This is an example of what?
a. Anaphora
b. Antithesis
c. Chiasmus
d. Apostrophe
a. Anaphora
“Working hard makes dreams, being lazy makes fails,” This is an example of what?
a. Anecdote
b. Chiasmus
c. Antithesis
d. Anaphora
c. Antithesis
“Winners make practice, practice makes winners,” This is an example of what?
a. Anecdote
b. Antithesis
c. Anaphora
d. Chiasmus
d. Chiasmus
“She practiced it on Monday. She practiced it on Tuesday. She practiced it on Wednesday. She continued to practice until she knew she was ready.” This is an example of what?
a. Parallelism
b. Repetition
c. Juxtaposition
d. Fragments
a. Parallelism
“She was wearing a white suit, her partner, however, was wearing a black one.” This is an example of what?
a. Fragments
b. Juxtaposition
c. Cataloging
d. Parallelism
b. Juxtaposition
“Heather, a dancer, practices everyday,” This is an example of what?
a. Ellipsis
b. Juxtaposition
c. Appositive
d. Fragments
c. Appositive
“The one team did a triple backflip, and to counter the other teams does two…” This is an example of what?
a. Anaphora
b. Fragments
c. Appositive
d. Ellipsis
d. Ellipsis
“She did a plié and a pirouette and an attitude and bourrée and then finally a développé.” This is an example of what?
a. Polysyndeton
b. Appositive
c. Ellipsis
d. Juxtaposition
a. Polysyndeton
“Acro, ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, musical theatre, tap, and improv.” This is an example of what?
a. Polysyndeton
b. Cataloging
c. Juxtaposition
d. Ellipsis
b. Cataloging
“Now I’m the model of a modern major general.” This is an example of what?
a. Cataloging
b. Consonance
c. Assonance
d. Appositive
c. Assonance
“Impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” This is an example of what?
a. Appositive
b. Cataloging
c. Assonance
d. Consonance
d. Consonance
“Hadestown is about the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.” This is an example of what?
a. Allusion
b. Analogy
c. Rhetoric
d. Cataloging
a. Allusion
