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Literary Signs and Symbols
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Have you ever wondered what some of those little symbols and signs you often see in literature (and on your keyboard) are called? Signs like -, or &, or * are used frequently...but how have we designated them? Let's find out...
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10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 08 02
8790 plays
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Literary Allusions of the 20th Century
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See what you know about the phrases and other wordplay that these 20th Century authors gave us.
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10 Q
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Oddball
Jul 02 07
945 plays
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So, You Want to Write a Story?
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Writing a story is a complicated task. Fortunately, there are many literary devices at hand to help a prospective author out. Here's a quick guide to some of them, and how to use them to write a story!
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10 Q
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deus_ex
Nov 29 07
642 plays
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Not Famous First Lines, But...
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There are many, many first lines in novels that have become so classic that, just by the opening sentence, we can tell which book it is. This asks about the less famous, second lines of novels and plays. Possible spoilers in answers.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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rosieloo
May 02 07
831 plays
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Did They Say That?
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These are some common misquotations. Can you pick out the correct versions?
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Tough
10 Q
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jamesf
Jun 15 07
1161 plays
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Literary Terminology Hodgepodge
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An assortment of questions about figurative language, rhetoric, plays and poetry.
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Tough
15 Q
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skylarb
Jul 23 03
1074 plays
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Literary Signs and Symbols 3
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The third and final installment in this series, I will attempt to round up the remaining diacritic and punctuation marks that were missing from the first two quizzes...good luck and have fun!
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Average
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 28 02
1008 plays
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Fiction: Stand-out Passages
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These sections are ones people pull out of books and put in exams (or quizzes like this). They are key moments of the action. See if you can visualize the scene, names of characters, and then name the book these famous passage come from.
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Tough
10 Q
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windswept
Jun 04 09
462 plays
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Literary Signs and Symbols 2
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If you are curious about all of those little squiggly marks above the numbers on your keyboard...this may be the quiz for you. The 2nd in a series of 3, it will tackle some of the most oft-used symbols in writing...have fun!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 14 02
972 plays
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Terminology: Literary and Rhetorical
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There's a label for just about everything in literature and rhetoric. See how many you can identify.
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Tough
10 Q
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skylarb
Mar 04 03
453 plays
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Dedicated To Whom?
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Most books have a dedication page. See if you can determine what book contains or author wrote the following dedications.
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Difficult
10 Q
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maskman22
Aug 07 09
234 plays
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Name The Work
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I give you a line, and you pick the correct work from which it came. Good Luck.
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Tough
10 Q
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metzoham
Feb 27 00
3648 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 4
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Number 4 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Sir Walter Scott and William Thackeray taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Nov 15 06
219 plays
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Word Origins from Literature
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Here are some words that owe their existence to literary works. See how many you know.
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10 Q
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robert362
Sep 25 00
2337 plays
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A Guide to Literary Terms
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This quiz is to see what you know about literary terms. Most of the information is from http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm. I hope you enjoy it.
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Average
10 Q
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caitlynnl
Jun 15 07
591 plays
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Literary Labels And Terminology.
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For obscure reasons humans feel the need to classify and to label not only pots of home-made jam , but also the works of creative genius. Authors are to be classified according to theme, genre, subjects,etc. See if you can find your way in this 'gallery'
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Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 02 02
624 plays
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Literary Lines
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Here's a look at some memorable literary lines - placed in context.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Jan 03 03
921 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 3
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Number 3 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Andrew Marvell & Samuel Pepys, taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Aug 27 05
165 plays
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Poetic and Literary Terms
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When reading about poems and literature, you will come across a multitude of terms, some of which are familiar, others you may never have heard of. This quiz is to see how many of these terms you know!
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Average
15 Q
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Crystallina
Mar 19 02
969 plays
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Literary Lapses
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There is something wrong with each of these quotations. What is it?
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Tough
20 Q
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rachellis
Nov 10 00
990 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 1
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All these quotations are from either Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe or William Shakespeare and can be confirmed in the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations", 2001. This quiz was inspired by uglybird's quizzes.
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Difficult
15 Q
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mnbates
Jul 20 05
168 plays
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What Do I Quote Vol. 3
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Having enlarged my English library by quite a number of books, I’m back with another “What Do I Quote” quiz. Identify the book the given quote is from. Good luck! I’ve tried to avoid spoilers, but you never know, so watch out.
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Difficult
10 Q
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PearlQ19
Nov 25 07
228 plays
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Literary Anecdotes And Small Talk
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Anecdotes and what the French call 'petite histoire' may not be among the fundamentals of literature, but it is often a nice side-aspect.The questions of this quiz concern some such small talk.
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Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 14 02
498 plays
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Literary Allusions: Where From?
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I'll supply an allusion (a reference, without explanation, to a particular work of literature), and you tell me where it came from, or the author of the work.
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Tough
10 Q
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ravenskye
Mar 20 01
1242 plays
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Literary Terms For Book Worms
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Literary Terms for Book Worms is the ultimate quiz for Teachers and Readers...See how much you know!
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Easy
20 Q
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Melba
Jun 12 00
3426 plays
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Authors and Their Words
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These are some of the best lines I've collected over the years. See if you know which great author said them. But if you don't, maybe this will spark some interest.
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Difficult
10 Q
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sr337
Oct 04 01
789 plays
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How Tough is Your Modern Lit Mettle?
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Think your knowledge of 20th-century classics is up to snuff? To see, simply read the quote I have provided and select the novel from which it was extracted among the possible answers below. Good Luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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sillygirl219
Jun 04 04
312 plays
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Popular Literature Quotes
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This is a quiz over certain quotes from popular literature: that is works by authors such as Dean Koontz, John Grisham, etc. Some of the quotes are easy, some are obscure. Have fun!
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ItalianEyes
Jan 14 04
267 plays
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Literary Terms
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A collection of figures of speech, and literary terms.
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10 Q
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Tybalt
Mar 06 00
2205 plays
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What Do I Quote?
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I've picked ten books from my shelf, and I'm going to give you a quote from each. It's your turn to tell me where the quote ist from. I tried to pick famous books or classics, but my stock of English books is limited to about 25....
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Average
10 Q
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PearlQ19
Mar 24 05
711 plays
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