7th Grade Literature Unit 2 (BJU) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What is assonance?

The repetition of the middle vowel sound.

The repetition of the beginning sound.

The repetition of the end sound.

Comparing two things

What is Consonance?

The repetition of the middle consonant sound.

The repetition of the beginning sound?

The repetition of the end sound.

The Rhyme scheme.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

The repetition of middle vowel sounds.

Rhyming words at the end of two or more lines.

The reptation of the end sound.

The line "I am a worm" from Psalm 22 is an example of which literary term?

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

alliteration

The line "My heart is like wax" from Psalm 22 is an example of which literary term?

simile

metaphor

alliteration

assonance

True or False. The speaker of a poem is always the same person as the writer.

False

True

True or False. The theme of "The Rider" is implicit.

True

False

True or False. The theme of "The Rider" is that people can never run away from loneliness.

False

True

In "The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be" which of the following is an example of personification?

A cloud kissing the ocean's tears.

a dignified cat

a flowing river

a cloud of azalea petals

Which statement best describes the theme of "Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

Prejudice is a destructive weapon.

Aliens can outsmart people.

Neighbors should work together to fight a threat.

Small town produce narrow thinking.

True or False. Drama relies heavily on dialogue and stage direction.

True

False

Why is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" considered a science fiction story?

It features aliens

It makes the reader suspicious of different characters.

It features suspense and intrigue.

It has a surprise ending.

True or False. One theme of "Old Age Sticks" is that young people are often in conflict with older people.

True

False

The phrase "youth yanks" from the poem "Old Age Sticks" is an example of which literary feature?

Alliteration

assonance

Consonance

personification

True or False. "Cheaper By the Dozen" is considered humorous because it contains situational irony.

True

False

What was the main purpose of Queen Elizabeth's "Christmas Broadcast 1957"?

To persuade the country to maintain good traditions.

To assure the United Kingdom that the government is stable.

To wish everyone a merry Christmas.

To comfort a grieving country

What is the general purpose of "The Presidents Radio Address.?

To inspire

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

True or False. A speech writer should consider his audience and his purpose.

True

False

What is the claim in "Your Loyalties Are Your Life" ?

People should study Royce's philosophy.

Philosophy is important.

People should be part of the beloved community.

Spiritual unity connect separate loyalties.

True or False. In "Freedom Walkers," the taxi boycott failed.

False

True

The theme of "In Flanders Fields," is best summarized by which statement?

Honor the fallen heroes by continuing the fight

Death is an unavoidable part of life.

Plant poppies to remember the dead.

War is a terrible reality for mankind.

Which of the following is a reason that "Paul Bunyan" is considered a tall tale?

The story exaggerates the hero's skills and accomplishments.

The story features immigrants.

The story has a compare-contrast structure.

The story has tall characters.

True or False. In "Freedom Walkers," the author does NOT emphasize Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas of nonviolence.

False

True

True or False. In "Paul Bunyan." the description of Babe as "Blue from the cold" is an example of colorful imagery.

True

False

Which of the following from "Paul Bunyan" is an example of hyperbole?

Apples and potatoes the size of pumpkins.

Paul Bunyan's birth in the summer

the Bunyan's move to Michigan.

the space and tress in the Midwest.

In "Sweet shop Cat" when the narrator says that he thinks he saw Alfred laughed. What Literary device is this?

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Which event is the climax of :Alfred the Sweet Shop Cat."

The narrator observes that cat and Geoff are fully recovered

Geoff thinks something is wrong with Alfred.

Alfred begins loosing weight.

Geoff becomes depressed after cat's surgery.

True or False. The climas of a story is the point of lowest emotional intensity.

False

What is personification?

Giving hon-human things, human characteristics.

When a character becomes a person.

The science and study of people.

Comparing two things using like or as.