English Literature and Grammar

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What is the term for a figure of speech that combines two contradictory words or phrases?

  • Hyperbole
  • Oxymoron (correct)
  • Alliteration
  • Idiom

What type of words are used to connect ideas between sentences or paragraphs?

  • Prepositions
  • Adverbs
  • Transitions (correct)
  • Conjunctions

What is the term for a word that describes the highest or most extreme degree of a quality?

  • Adverb
  • Superlative (correct)
  • Comparative
  • Adjective

What type of sentence structure is used when the subject of the sentence performs the action?

<p>Active voice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What literary device is used to create a vivid and detailed description of a character?

<p>Characterization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'xanthic' mean?

<p>Yellowish or yellow-brown in color (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is gentrification?

<p>The influx of affluent people into a lower-income neighborhood (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the zenith?

<p>The highest or most superior point (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are jonquils?

<p>A type of flower (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

<p>Jumbo shrimp (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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