Stylistic – Midterm# 1

1. “Cuckoo” is an example of:

a. rhyme
b. onomatopoeia
c. alliteration
d. dialect

2. Nonce-words are not occasional and they are not comprehensible.

True
False

3. The main unit of the lexical level is phoneme.

True
False

4. In the sentence “The curtains rusted softly”, the word “rustle” is an example of:
a. direct onomatopoeia
b. alliteration
c. indirect onomatopoeia

5. Archaisms are most commonly used in

a. historical novels
b. everyday conversations
c. publicist works
d. scientific publications

6. The functional style found in dissertations, is called …

a. newspaper functional style
b. literary functional style
c. scientific functional style
d. publicist functional style
7. Archaic words are always used for elevated effects and never for satirical purposes.
a. True
b. False

8. The participants (or communications) of a verbal communication are called …

a. discourse types
b. genres
c. functional styles
d. addressers and addresses

9. Monographs belong to publicist functional style.

True
False

10. “Learned words” are most commonly used in

a. literary discourse
b. scientific discourse
c. friendly conversations
d. poems

11. One of the functions of graphon is that it gives information about the character’s
characteristic traits.
True
False

12. If a character of a novel, short story, or play uses excessive number of learned words,
especially in ordinary informal situations, it produces a comic effect
True
False

13. “You are the bestest girls in the world”. The word “bestest” foregrounded in the utterance
is:
 a. adjective
b. noun
c. pronoun
d. verb

14. In the sentence – “The precious twins – untried, unnoticed, undirected –and I say my
hands down – undiscovered”, the words “untried”, “unnoticed:, “undirected”,
“undiscovered” are an example of …
a. onomatopoeia
b. vulgarism
c. barbarisms
d. morphemic repetition

15. Morphological stylistics studies phonetic expressive means and stylistic devices.
True
False

16. “Steed” is an example of:

a. poetic word
b. foreign word
c. slang
d. vulgarism

17. The intentional violation of the graphical shape of a word (or a word combination), is
called
a. graphon
b. slang
c. onomatopoeia
d. alliteration

18. To sit in solemn silence in a dull dark dock, is an example of:

a. italics
 b. alliteration
c. multiplication
d. slang

19. The intentional violation of the graphical shape of the word is called onomatopoeia.
True
False

20. We are overbrave, overfearful and overfriendly is an example of:

a. multiplication
b. italics
c. slang
d. morphemic repetition

21. In the sentence “the cow mooed pitifully”, the word “moo” is an example of:
a. alliteration
b. onomatopoeia
c. rhyme
d. learned word

22. “You are authorized to acquire the work in question by purchase through the ordinary
trade channels” is an example of:
a. slang
b. archaic words
c. officialese
d. barbarisms
e. poetic words

23. Feature articles belong to:

a. literary functional style
b. publicist functional style
c. official functional style
d. newspaper functional style
24. The functional style found essay is called:
a. official functional style
b. publicist functional style
c. literary functional style
d. newspaper functional style

25. She was waiting for something to happen or for everything to un-happen. In the
sentence, the word “un-happen” is an example of:
a. nonce-word
b. alliteration
c. italics
d. bureaucratic word

26. Alliteration is a morphological stylistic device.

True
False

27.The functional style found in military documents, is called

a. scientific functional style
b. newspaper functional style
c. publicist functional style
d. official functional style

27. “Mon cher garcon, come here”, he said. How his stupid French annoyed me. “Mon cher
garcon” is an example of:
a. archaism
b. foreignism
c. alliteration
d. barbarism

28. “In a sudden burst of slipping, climbing, jingling, clinking and talking, they arrived at the
convent door”, is an example of:
a. officialese
b. morphemic repetition
c. barbarism
d. foreignism
29. The words “birdie” and “skirt” are slangy words, hence they are stylistically marked.
True
False

30. Main stylistic function of a simile is intensification.

True
False

31. Brief news items and announcements are found in

a. literary discourse
b. scientific functional style
c. newspaper functional style

32. The words used in the sentence “ you are authorized to acquire the work in question by
purchase through the ordinary trade channels” are the typical example of:
a. foreign words
b. barbarisms
c. poetic words
d. officialese

33. In the sentence “the cat mewed pitifully” the word “mew” is an example of:
a. alliteration
b. rhyme
c. indirect onomatopoeia
d. direct onomatopoeia

34. Stylistics is generally considered as the study of texts in regards to their style.
True
False

35. How a person (speaker or writer) makes use of language, never depends upon the context.
True
False

36. “It don’t take no nerve to do somepin when there ain’t nothing else you can do. We ain’t
gonna die out. People is goin’on – changin’ a little may be –but goin’ right an.”
 In this sentence, the words “somepin”, “ain’t”, “gonna”, “goin”, “changing” are examples
of:
a. officialese
b. graphon
c. learned words
d. italics
e. multiplication

37. The words “grunt” and “quack” are the example of:
a. onomatopoeia
b. alliteration
c. rhyme
d. dialect
38. Alliteration is a morphological stylistic device.
True
False

39. “Learned words” are most commonly used in

a. literary discourse
b. newspaper articles
c. essays
d. official documents

40. Onomatopoeia, alliteration and morphemic repetition are phonetic stylistic devices.
True
False

41. The ability of a verbal element to obtain extra significance, to say more in a definite
context, is called
a. scientific functional style
b. stylistic device
c. style
d. slang

42. Academic publications belong to

a. literary discourse
b. scientific functional style
 c. newspaper functional style

43. ‘In a sudden burst of slipping, climbing, jingling, clinking and talking, they arrived at the
convent door”, is an example of
a. officialese
b. barbarism
c. foreignism
d. morphemic repetition

44. “De old Foolosopher, like Hickey calls yuh, ain’t yuh? This sentence contains:
a. italics
b. graphons
c. barbarisms
d. poetic words

45. We are overbrave, overfearful and overfriendly is an example of:

a. italics
b. morphemic repetition
c. multiplication
d. slang

46. In ordinary informal situation, learned words may produce a comic effect.
True
False

47. The procession the re-formed; the chairmen resumed their situation, and the march was
re-commenced. The sentence contains the example of:
a. italics
b. slang words
c. barbarisms
d. morphemic repetition

48. “Luscious, languid and lustful, isn’t she? The sentence contains:
 a. multiplication
b. graphon
c. alliteration
d. barbarism

49. Archaic words and phrases are usually met in Bible, prayers, historical novels but never
found in the style of official documents, business letters, legal language, diplomatic
documents.
True
False

50. Onomatopoeia is a lexical stylistic device and it can be direct and indirect.
True
False

51. The greater part of barbarisms was borrowed into English from
a. German
b. Spanish
c. French
d. Greek

52. The word endeavor is an example of:

a. neutral word
b. learned word
c. colloquial word
d. barbarism
e. nonce-word

53. Terms usually belong to:

a. historical novels
b. scientific discourse
 c. poetic discourse
d. everyday discourse

54. Poetry is characterized by the use of special system of clichés, terms, set expressions.
True
False

55. The intentional violation of the graphical shape of a word is called onomatopoeia.
True
False

56. Well, I dunno. I’ll show you summat. In this sentence, “dunno” and “summat” are the
examples of:
a. foreign words
b. onomatopoeia.
c. poetic words
d. slangy words
e. graphon

57. The way how a person makes use of language never depends upon setting.
True
False

58. Learned words are most commonly associated with

a. everyday communication
b. historical novels
c. professional communication
d. poetry
Stylistic – Midterm# 2
1. She was gone. For good. This is an example of:
a) detached construction
b) antithesis
c)anaphora

2. I woke up in the morning and rain and snow and wind and her reproaches, is an
example of
a) asyndeton
b) polysyndeton
c) antonomasia
d) litotes

3. This cat is so fat. She weighs tons.

a) zeugma
b) oxymoron
c) hyperbole
d) simile

4. When we ask a question without expecting an answer, such question is called:

a) metaphoric
b) anaphoric
c) climactic
d) rhetorical

5. At your disposal I am, is an example of:

a) metaphor
b) metonymy
c) inversion
d)anaphora
6. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven, is an example of

a) zeugma

b) antithesis

c) rhetorical question

7. Tired of it! How much longer will this injustice continue? is an example of:

a) rhetorical question

b) simile

c) zeugma

d) personification

8. "I love acting. It is so much more real than life" is an example of:
a) irony
b) paradox
c) metaphor
d) personification

9. She is a kind as an angel, is an example of

a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
d) metonymy

10. He took his hat and his leave, is an example of:

a) zeugma
b) antonomasia
c) hyperbole
d) oxymoron

11. Her nose is like my sister's, is an example of:

a) ordinary comparison
b) simile
c) hyperbole
d) metonymy
12. Mr Arrogance made his way through the crowd, is an example of:
a) zeugma
b) antonomasia
c) personification

13. How I hate this do not touch me look, is an example of

a) simple epithet
b) compound epithet
c) sentence epithet

14. “Every child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. Every
immigrant by embracing these ideals, makes our country more American,” is an
example of:
a. anaphora
b. detached construction
c. antithesis

15. I have to beg for money. Daily.

a. litotes
b. detached constructions
c. antithesis
d. anaphora

16. “But no such roses see I”, is an example of:

a. antithesis
b. anaphora
c. inversion
d. zeugma

17. The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake, is an example of:
a. metonymy
b. simile
c. zeugma
d. understatement
e. personification
18. “She wanted to have a lot of children, and she was glad that things were that way,
that the Church approved” is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. metonymy
c. antonomoasia
d. irony
e. paradox

19. “I saw many faces around when I went jogging” is an example of:
a. paradox
b. zeugma
c. hyperbole
d. metonymy
e. metaphor

20. “The pen is mightier than the sword” is an example of:

a. metonymy
b. hyperbole
c. understatement
d. dramatic irony
e. metaphor

21. “Her handkerchief, her ring and her heart all fell in the corridor at the sught of his
face” is an example of:
a. antonomasia
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. zeugma
e. metonymy

22. “Mr Arrogance and Mrs Simplicity have finally arrived”, is an example of:
a. antonomasia
 b. metonymy
c. dramatic irony
d. simile
e. hyperbole

23. “If you don’t get out of here when come back, I’ll …” is an example of:
a. anaphora
b. metaphor
c. oxymoron
d. aposiopesis

24. “The flowers nodded their heads at the walker” is an example of:
a. hyperbole
b. metonymy
c. irony
d. zeugma
e. personification

25. Main stylistic function of a simile is intensification.

True
False

26. “He had a large house and a small wife,” is an example of:
a. climax
b. antithesis
c. rhetorical question
d. simile
e. litotes

27. In order to understand irony, there is no need to know the context.

True
False
28. I really like him. His smile is sweet as honey, is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. irony
d. simile
e. antonomasia
29. In his speech Mark Antony repeats the phrase "honorable man" several times
speaking of Brutus, whose actions (murdering Caesar) have been anything but
honorable. What kind of irony is this?
a) verbal
b) situational
d) dramatic

30. In Pygmalion, we know that Eliza is a woman of the street; Higgins's family does not.
What kind of irony is this?
a) verbal
b) situational
c) dramatic

31. The street lamps were staring at me, is an example of

a) metonymy
b) personification
c) irony

32. Your happiness is entirely in your hands, is an example of

a) trite metaphor
b) genuine metaphor
c) extended metaphor

33. At your disposal I am, is an example of:

a) metaphor
b) metonymy
c) inversion
d) anaphora

34. My cousin is so clever. He's a Solomon, is an example of:

 a) metaphor
b) antonomasia
c) zeugma
d) polysyndeton

35. I am like a helicopter, is an example of:

a) metaphor
b) simile
c) epithet
d) litotes

36. I enjoyed the silent sky, is an example of:

a) oxymorone
b) zeugma
c) antonomasia
d) epithet

37. His voice was a dagger of corroded brass, is an example of

a) trite metaphor
b) genuine metaphor
c) extended metaphor

38. Connotations can be of different kinds.

True
False

39. Connotation can be only stylistic.

True
False

40. "I want to do something good in life"

-"Do gooder then". The word "gooder" foregrounded in the utterance is:
a) noun
b) adjective
c) pronoun
d) verb
41. "The flowers nodded their heads at the walkers" is an example of:
a. hyperbole
b. irony
c. metonymy
d. personification
e. zeugma

42. "He did it accidentally on purpose" is an example of:

a. zeugma
b. simile
c. personification
d. oxymoron
e. metonymy

43. "The sea was really angry. its waves were threatening" is an examples of:
a. irony
b. simile
c. oxymoron
d. metonymy
e. personification

44. "She shuddered and paused, like a frightened horse" is an example of:
a. antonomasia
b. oxymoron
c. simile
d. extended metaphor
e. trite metaphor

45. "Memories are bullets. some of them just spook. others tear you open and leave you in
pieces" is an example of:
a. extended metaphor
b. situational irony
c. trite simile
d. dramatic irony
e. comparison
46. A stylistic device in which an extreme exaggeration is used to create a strong
impression is called:

a. understatement
b. metaphor
c. oxymoron
d. irony
e. hyperbole

47. It was the spring of hope and it was the winter of despair.
a. detached construction
b. simile
c. antithesis
d. climax

48. "Give me your signature when I come back tomorrow, or I'll..." is an example of
a. litotes
b. aposiopesis
c. polysyndeton
d. antithesis

49. "She wanted to have a lot of children, and she was glad that things were that way,
that the Church approved", is an example of:

a. metonymy
b. metaphor
c. paradox
d. irony
e. antonomoasia

50. "Dear Mrs Know-All, please, tell us what exactly you know" is an example of:
a. antonomasia
b. simile
 c. metonymy
d. metaphor
e. zeugma

51. I have to beg for money. Daily. This is an example of:

a. litotes
b. antithesis
c. anaphora
d. detached construction
52. "But no such roses see I," is an example of:
a. anaphora
b. antithesis
c. inversion
d. zeugma

53. "I saw many faces around when I went jogging" is an example of:
a. hyperbole
b. zeugma
c. metonymy
d. paradox
e. metapfor

54. In his speech Mark Antony repeats the phrase "honorable man" several times
speaking of Brutus, whose actions (murdering Caesar) have been anything but
honorable. What kind of irony is this?
a. verbal
b. dramatic
c. situational

55. "Her handkerchief, her ring and her heart all fell in the corridor at the sight of his
face" is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. zeugma
c. hyperbole
d. metonymy
e. antonomasia
56. Damsel is an example of:
a. a slangy word
b. an archaic word
c. a colloquial word
d. a dialect word

57. “Mr Arrogance and Mrs Simplicity have finally arrived”, is an example of:
a. dramatic irony
b. antonomasia
c. simile
d. hyperbole
e. metonymy

58. “My God”, she gasped. She really looked terrified” contains:
a. paradox
b. antonomasia
c. extended metaphor
d. irony
e. exclamatory word

59. I really like him. His smile is sweet as honey, is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. antonomasia
c. personification
d. simile
e. irony

60. Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

a. paradox
b. antonomasia
c. zeugma
d. metonymy
e. metaphor
61. The words “birdie” and “skirt” are slangy words, hence they are stylistically marked .
True
False

62. “Her face was lake her mother’s. It was really difficult to tell them apart” is an
example of:
a. paradox
b. oxymoron
c. ordinary comparison
d. simile
e. irony
63. The room is an oven.
a. personification
b. metaphor
c. zeugma
d. simile
e. metonymy
64. Romeo believes Juliet is dea, but the audience knows that she has been given a potion
of sleep. What kind of irony is this?
a. dramatic
b. situational
c. verbal
65. A stylistic device in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by
the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept, is called:
a. irony
b. metaphor
c. zeugma
d. hyperbole
e. metonymy
66. I waited in line for a million hours until it was finally my turn, is an example of:
a. zeugma
b. metonymy
c. antonomasia
d. litotes
e. hyperbole
67. “She wanted to have a lot of children, and she was glad that things were that way,
that the Church approved”, is an example of:
a. paradox
b. metonymy
c. irony
d. antonomasia
e. metaphor
68. “Every child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. Every
immigrant, by embracing these ideals, makes our country more American”, is an
example of:
a. anaphora
b. antithesis
c. detached construction
69. The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake, is an example of:
a. understatement
b. zeugma
c. simile
d. personification
e. metonymy
70. “They speak like saints and act like devils”,
a. detached construction
b. climax
c. antonomasia
d. zeugma
e. antithesis
71. “Nancy broke with Rome the day her baby died. It was secret break. But no Catholic
breaks from Rome casually” is an example of:
a. personification
b. oxymoron
c. hyperbole
d. metonymy
e. simile
72. “She was lovely: All of her delightful”, is an example of:
a. detached construction
b. antithesis
c. anaphora
d. polysyndeton
73. A Pleasantly ugly face is an example of:
a. climax
b. metaphor
c. oxymoron
d. personification
74. “The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet”, is an example of:
a. zeugma
b. polysyndeton
c. asyndeton
d. metaphor
75. “Of course it is important seriously, credibly, desperately”, is an example of:
a. rhetorical question
b. simile
c. polisyndeton
d. climax
e. litotes
76. “The wind sang her song though the falling leaves” is an example of:
a. zeugma
b. oxymoron
c. personification
d. metonymy
e. simile
77. Understatement is typical of British polite speech.
True
False

78. Maiden is a poetic word, therefore, it is stylistically unmarked.

True
False

79. “The car engine cough and sputtered when it started “is an example of:
a. personification
b. oxymoron
c. antonomasia
d. metonymy
e. simile
80. “He couldn’t h abroad alone, the sea upset his liver, he hated the hotels,” is an
example of:
a. aposiopesis
b. polisyndeton
c. anaphora
d. asyndeton
81. Darkness there is and nothing more
a. suspense
b. inversion
c. anaphora
d. antithesis
82. In Pygmalion, We know that Eliza is a Cockney flower girl; Higgins’s family does not
What kind of irony is this?
a. situational
b. dramatic
c. verbal
83. “I’ve got a ton of homework” is an example of:
a. hyperbole
b. exymoron
c. antonomasia
d. simile
84. “Have I not suffered enough to be forgiven”? is an example of:
a. ellipsis
b. rhetorical question
c. simile
d. antonomasia