1. What does modality imply? A. The authors attitude to his only reality

133. Which of the styles can be achieved mostly in oral form? A) official style  B) publicist style C) newspaper style D) scientific style. 
134. Fill the oxymoron: the biggest-
A) beautiful girl B) little town C) caring mother D) gold comb
135.What is the highest point of the action? A) Climax B) Story C) Plot D) Theme 
136. Special mention should be made of functional stylistics which is a branch of lingua-stylistics that investigates functional styles, 
a) with the contrastive study of stylistic phenomenon in the level of more than one language. It analyses the stylistic resources not inherent in a 
separate language but at the crossroads of two languages, or two literatures and is obviously linked to the theory of translation.
b) with analyses of the text from both author’s and reader’s point of view. It makes literary and linguistic analyses simultaneously.
c) that is special sublanguages or varieties of the national language such as 1) the belles-lettres style; 2) the publicist style; 3) the newspaper 
style; 4) the scientific prose style; 5) the style of official documents. 
d) with the study of special vocabulary which helps the writer to create specific stylistic coloring in a text with the help of literary and 
colloquial vocabulary. 
137. 
.
… is contained of words that imitate natural sounds, as ding-dong, burr, bang, cuckoo. 
a) Direct onomatopoeia b) Indirect onomatopoeia 
c) Natural onomatopoeia d) Artificial onomatopoeia 
138. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series of multiple words, or the 
repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase. 
a) 
Assonance b) Alliteration c) Rhythm d) Onomatopoeia 
139. 
Stylistic devices based on the interaction between the logical and nominal meanings of a word. (the use of a proper name in place of a common one or vice 
versa to emphasize some feature or quality)
a) Epithet b) Oxymoron c) Antonomasia d) Hyperbole 

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140. Which of the following is the correct definition for Metaphor?
a) Comparing two similar things by using like or as 
b) Comparing two similar things without using like or as 
c) Comparing two unlike things by using like or as 
d) Comparing two unlike things without using like or as 
141. State a stylistic device used in the sentence. 
Thanks for helping me-you’re an angel! 
a) Metaphor b) Metonymy c) Irony d) Sarcasm 
142. It comes from the Greek word, meaning ‘slight mockery’. It is based on the simultaneous realization of two logical meanings - dictionary and 
contextual, but the two meanings are in opposition to each other.
a) Irony b) Pun or paronomasia c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
143.It comes from the Greek word which means ‘to make a change in naming’. It is also called a play on words because this stylistic device is based on 
simultaneous realization of two meanings of a polysemantic, homophonic word or the usage of two homonyms in the same context for an intended 
humorous or rhetorical effect: 
a) Irony b) Pun or paronomasia c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
144. It originally comes from Greek word which means ‘attributed, added’. It is a word (a group of words) carrying an expressive (emotive) 
characterization of an object described. 
a) Irony b) Pun or paronomasia c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
145. It is derived from Greek. In the original form the compound word consists of contradicting ideas. That is why, the essence of the term consists of 
opposition. Speaking silence, cold fire, living death, beautiful sorrow, busy idleness, stormy silence, horribly beautiful. 
a) Irony b) Pun or paronomasia c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
146. Situational Irony is … … … . 
a) when you expect one thing, but the opposite happens. 
b) when you say one thing but you mean the opposite 
c) a literary device used to create a sense of suspense.
d) when you expect one thing and it happens. 
147. Verbal Irony is … … … . 
a) when you expect one thing, but the opposite happens. 
b) when you say one thing but you mean the opposite 
c) a literary device used to create a sense of suspense.

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d) when you expect one thing and it happens. 
148.A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one is the other is called 
a) Metaphor b) Metonymy c) Irony d) Sarcasm 
149. Animals talking in a childhood story is an example of... 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Irony d) Synecdoche 
150. The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake. This is an example of what type of figurative language? 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Irony d) Synecdoche 
151.This type of figurative language is used when words immitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. 
a)
Personification b) Alliteration c) Rhythm d) Onomatopoeia 
17.A statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements, but on closer inspection may be true. 
a) Paradox b) Epithet c) Irony d) Oxymoron
152. An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. 
a) Antonomasia b) Hyperbole c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
153."Jumbo Shrimp" and "Pretty Ugly" are both examples of: 
a) Antonomasia b) Hyperbole c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
154. Repetition of the same word at the beginning of phrases/sentences 
a) 
epiphora b) anadiplosis c) anaphora d) 
framing 
155.Statement of contraries 
a) Antonomasia b) Hyperbole c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 

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156. ABBA order 
a) Chiasmus b) anadiplosis c) anaphora d) 
framing 
157.Understatement by denying a contrary (it's not bad) 
a) Chiasmus b) anadiplosis c) climax d) 
litotes 
158.Question posed by speaker which does not expect an answer. 
a) General questions b) Rhetorical questions c) Special questions d) 
Negative questions 
159.
Metaphor and simile are two stylistic devices that use comparison to put an image in the reader's mind for clarity, understanding, and 
engagement. _____ uses 'like' or 'as' to directly compare two unlike things. _____ implies a comparison by speaking of one thing as something 
else.
a) metaphor; simile b) Both can use 'like' or 'as,' and both are comparisons. 
c) simile; metaphor d) None of the answers are correct. 
160. An identical repetition of conjunctions: used to emphasize simultaneousness of described actions, to disclose the author’s subjective attitude 
towards the characters, to create the rhythmical effect.