HomeQuizIrony, Oxymoron, Alliteration, and More: A Quiz
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1. Which term refers to the language device, in spoken or written form, in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the literal meaning of the words?

2. What term refers to a “compromise” language used between groups having no other language in common?

3. In which type of novel are the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of the characters of equal or greater interest than the external action of the narrative?

4. What is an oxymoron?

5. What term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables?

6. What term refers to the recurrence or repetition of identical or similar consonants at the end (or in the middle) of syllables or words?

7. What term refers to a phrase, line, or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem?

8. What is the Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables each?