Drama Terms- Quiz

What are puns?

• A type of joke that uses the number seven

• A play on words that uses multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for a humorous effect

• A literary device that creates a visual image in the reader's mind

• A form of poetry that rhymes every other line

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What does irony primarily represent?

• A straightforward situation where things are as they appear

• A contrast between appearance and reality, usually the opposite of what it seems

• A literary device used only in poetry

• A type of metaphor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is verbal irony?

• When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected

• When a character in a story knows less than the audience

• Saying one thing but meaning another, often through sarcasm or innuendo

• When the audience knows more than the characters in a play or story

What is situational irony?

• When the words spoken by a character carry a significance that the listener understands but the speaker does not

• When the audience knows more than the characters in a play or story

• When the outcome of a situation is exactly as expected

• A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is dramatic irony?

• When the audience knows less than the characters in a story

• When the audience or reader knows more than the characters in a story

• When a character in a story states the obvious

• When the characters in a story are aware of their own situations fully

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What does hyperbole use to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor?

• Metaphor

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• Literal language

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an oxymoron?

• A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

• A type of punctuation mark

• A long and complicated word

• A grammatical error

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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How many words typically make up an oxymoron?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four or more

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Jumbo shrimp

• Quick pause

• Clearly confused

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is dialogue typically used to represent in fiction?

• A) A list of chores

• B) Conversation between two or more characters

• C) Stage directions in a play

• D) Quotation marks

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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