SS 2 practice test A

16 questions + 2 written tasks. Answers and your score show when you submit the whole test.

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1. Stanza is to poetry as ___ is to prose.
2. The repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry is
3. Pick the odd item:
4. A poem is described as Romantic mainly when it celebrates
5. The climax is the ___ point of tension in a literary work.
6. A play on words is called a
7. A work that ridicules people or institutions in order to correct them is a
8. An expression that creates a mental picture uses
9. A short speech at the end of a play is the
10. A light play that depends on exaggerated humour, absurd situations and stock characters is a
11. A song a mother sings to lull her baby to sleep is a/an
12. A poem of 14 lines is a
13. The major feature that distinguishes a novel from a play is
14. A play performed by a single actor speaking throughout is a
15. The use of gestures and facial expressions without words to tell a story is
16. "A loud silence followed the chairman's opening remarks" is an example of

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Written tasks

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1. With close reference to a play you have studied, discuss how the playwright uses dramatic irony to build tension. (9 marks)
2. With reference to two poems you have studied, examine how the poets use imagery and sound devices to convey their themes. (9 marks)

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