Poetry Test

Question 1

situational irony

Answer 1

the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected

Question 1

dramatic irony

Answer 1

a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters

Question 2

verbal irony

Answer 2

when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning

Question 3

paradox

Answer 3

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or absurd, but on closer examination reveals a deeper truth

Question 4

satire

Answer 4

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Question 5

allusion

Answer 5

, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

Question 6

apostrophe

Answer 6

a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object,

Question 7

euphemism

Answer 7

a word or phrase that softens an uncomfortable topic.

Question 8

hyperbole

Answer 8

an extreme exaggeration specifically for literary or rhetorical effect.

Question 9

synecdoche

Answer 9

a literary device in which a part of something is substituted for the whole

Question 10

allegory

Answer 10

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 11

prose

Answer 11

writing that does not follow a meter or rhyme scheme