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Stylistic Phonetics: Self-Check Test

24 preguntas, 7 intentos

Preguntas


Pregunta 1

In a poem: «The waters of Babylon flowed with sorrow.»

Pregunta 2

A narrator creates immediacy: «So, yesterday I am walking home, and this guy stops me and asks for directions.»

Pregunta 3

The comic book panel showed a "BOOM!" as the car exploded.

Pregunta 4

"She sells seashells by the seashore."

Pregunta 5

Oh, you reckless, wonderful, foolish man!» she cried.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta 7

A villain in a comic book hisses: «Yesssss, my plan is perfect.»

Pregunta 8

In a text message from an excited friend: «I won the tickets!!!!!!!!!! See you tonight???»

Pregunta 9

A mother speaking to her child: «Who's my lovely doggie?»

Pregunta 10

In a tense novel, a character whispers: «The secret is... (he looked around) ...in the old library.»

Pregunta 11

«I've been waiting for you for a thousand years.»

Pregunta 12

«All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.»

Pregunta 13

"The door creaked open with a long, mournful sound."

Pregunta 14

«It's not bad for a first attempt,» the teacher said, looking at the brilliant painting.

Pregunta 15

«The wind whispered secrets through the ancient trees.»

Pregunta 16

In a historical novel: «Hark, my brethren! The time has come.

Pregunta 17

«His tobacco-stained smile was anything but friendly.»

Pregunta 18

An American character says: «I've gotten used to it.» A British character might say "I've got used to it."

Pregunta 19

«He had a Napoleonic complex, always trying to conquer the office.»

Pregunta 20

"Atheism is a non-prophet institution." (A joke playing on the sound of prophet and profit).

Pregunta 21

Why might an author choose to write a character's dialogue as: «I d-d-don't know what you're t-t-talking about!»

Pregunta 22

"Hear the mellow wedding bells..." (Edgar Allan Poe).

Pregunta 23

The light of the fire is a sight to inspire.

Pregunta 24

«The White House issued a statement today.» (Referring to the US presidential administration).

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