EOC Vocabulary Review- ENGLISH

Question 1

when a character addresses the audience directly for a moment to either discuss a truth, feeling, or event of the story

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Aside

Question 2

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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Denotation

Question 3

if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!”

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Irony

Question 4

an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

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Allusion

Question 5

a form of a language in which an author writes their dialogue

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Dialect

Question 6

the repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect

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Parallelism

Question 7

any written work that follows a basic grammatical structure

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Prose

Question 8

prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history

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Nonfiction

Question 9

Boom, pow, woof, are all examples of:

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Onomatopoeia

Question 10

an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story

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Flashback

Question 11

The classroom was a zoo

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Metaphor

Question 12

This poem uses

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Free Verse

Question 13

an element of literature that introduces the key background information of a narrative.

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Exposition

Question 14

the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

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Mood

Question 15

a device used to force the reader to consider a statement or idea more deeply or critically than at face value.

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Paradox

Question 16

The flowers danced to the wind, is an example of:

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Personification

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A bicycle can't stand on it's own, because it's two-tired is an example of

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Pun

Question 18

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Connotation

Question 19

long poem, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures

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Epic

Question 20

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

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Theme

Question 21

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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Narrative

Question 22

the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.

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Protagonist

Question 23

As big as a mountain is an example of

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Simile

Question 24

a short, self-contained story that usually highlights one particular theme, lesson, or aspect of a person's character

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Anecdote

Question 25

any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work

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Character

Question 26

a figure of speech in which a person, situation, word, or object is used to represent another thing

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Symbolism

Question 27

Romeo and Juliet dying is the _______ of the plot

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Climax

Question 28

a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious or dramatic work; Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet

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Comic Relief

Question 29

Books such as Twilight, the Hunger Games, Diary of a Wimpy Kid are examples of:

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Fiction

Question 30

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

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Dialogue

Question 31

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Allegory

Question 32

special words or expressions; used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

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Jargon

Question 33

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

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Antagonist

Question 34

the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.

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Tone

Question 35

a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program

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Monologue

Question 36

a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage ex: Romeo & Juliet

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Drama

Question 37

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

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Quatrain

Question 38

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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Idiom

Question 39

describes the rhythm (or pattern of beats) in a line of poetry

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Meter

Question 40

Miss Zook has to fight Boomer the bear, what form of conflict is that?

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External Conflict

Question 41

Freshman are afraid of putting periods at the end of sentences, what kind of conflict is this?

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Internal Conflict

Question 42

story about common people with a happy ending

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Comedy

Question 43

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

Question 44

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Imagery

Question 45

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of...

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Hyperbole

Question 46

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

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Diction

Question 47

be a warning or indication of (a future event)

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Foreshadowing

Question 48

Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.

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Couplet

Question 49

TV shows like the Simpson's are an example of:

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Satire

Question 50

repetition of the sound of a vowel or dipthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables

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Assonance

EOC Vocabulary Review- ENGLISH

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EOC Vocabulary Review- ENGLISH

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