Satire Test

Question 1

mode of discourse

Answer 1

a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the reader

Question 2

thesis statement

Answer 2

the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject

Question 3

author’s purpose

Answer 3

he always puts this on here but I don’t have the definition and he says it isn’t important so if someone has it, please let me know so I can add it but if not then you probs don’t need to know it

Question 4

essay unity

Answer 4

the state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement

Question 5

style

Answer 5

the unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 6

coherence

Answer 6

trait that creates an orderly logical pattern that’s easy to understand

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

an extreme exaggeration of the defects or unusual qualities of a person or thing

Question 8

subordination

Answer 8

the process of giving one idea less emphasis than another in a sentence

Question 9

rhetorical question

Answer 9

a question that does not require an answer because the answer is obvious

Question 10

diction

Answer 10

author’s choice of words

Question 11

satire

Answer 11

a work that ridicules human or social institutions

Question 12

parody

Answer 12

an imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

Question 13

metaphor

Answer 13

a direct comparison of unlike things

Question 14

simile

Answer 14

a comparison of unlike things using like or as

Question 15

symbol

Answer 15

a concrete object with two meanings - a literal meaning and a secondary meaning

Question 16

personification

Answer 16

the giving of human characteristics to something that is not human

Question 17

allegory

Answer 17

the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

Question 18

image

Answer 18

a description of something that can be perceived by the senses

Question 19

alliteration

Answer 19

a repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

Question 20

assonance

Answer 20

the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

Question 21

tone

Answer 21

the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader

Question 22

plot

Answer 22

the pattern of events

Question 23

rhyme scheme

Answer 23

the pattern in which the rhymes occur

Question 24

setting

Answer 24

the physical and emotional background of the story

Question 25

irony

Answer 25

something that seems one way but in reality is different

Question 26

situational irony

Answer 26

a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects

Question 27

dramatic irony

Answer 27

a truth the reader knows but the character does not know

Question 28

allusion

Answer 28

a reference to something well known from the past

Question 29

foreshadowing

Answer 29

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 30

theme

Answer 30

the point the writer makes about life or people

Question 31

conflict

Answer 31

the struggle between opposing forces

Question 32

persona

Answer 32

the speaker of the poem

Question 33

verbal irony

Answer 33

a statement that says the opposite of what is meant

Question 34

5 points of view

Answer 34

1. first person narrator
2. second person narrator
3. third person omniscient narrator
4. third person limited omniscient narrator
5. third person objective narrator

Question 35

6 ways to reveal character

Answer 35

1. describe his actions
2. describe his physical features
3. describe the setting in which he lives
4. describe his past
5. describe how other characters describe him
6. describe his thoughts

Question 36

3 stages of an initiation story

Answer 36

1. a young person starts out innocent
2. a young person encounters something harsh
3. a young person has an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of life)

Question 37

4 modes of discourse

Answer 37

1. exposition
2. narration
3. argumentation/persuasion
4. description

Question 38

6 author’s purposes

Answer 38

1. to inform
2. to entertain
3. to persuade
4. to question
5. to elicit an emotional response
6. to ridicule or mock

Question 39

4 types of essay organization

Answer 39

1. chronological order
2. space order
3. order of importance
4. one extreme to another

Question 40

9 rhetorical strategies

Answer 40

1. definition
2. narration
3. exemplification
4. cause and effect
5. comparison/contrast
6. classification/division
7. process analysis
8. argumentation
9. description

Question 41

2 methods of developing comparison or contrast

Answer 41

1. block method

2. point-by-point

Question 42

4 sentence structures

Answer 42

1. simple sentence
2. complex sentence
3. compound sentence
4. compound-complex sentence

Question 43

4 types of humor

Answer 43

1. slapstick
2. shared experience
3. hyperbole
4. juxtaposition of opposites

Question 44

3 rhetorical appeals

Answer 44

1. logical appeal
2. emotional appeal
3. ethical appeal

Question 45

3 forms of intensifying

Answer 45

1. repetition
2. association
3. composition

Question 46

3 forms of downplaying

Answer 46

1. diversion
2. confusion
3. omission

Question 47

3 main forms of satire

Answer 47

1. parody
2. monologue
3. narrative

Question 48

2 types of satire

Answer 48

1. Horatian satire

2. Juvenalian satire

Question 49

4 sentence types

Answer 49

1. interrogative sentence
2. imperative sentence
3. declarative sentence
4. exclamatory sentence