10th Lit Exam Review Flashcards | StudBud
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    Falling Action
    • After the climax when things begin to resolve
    • The end of the story
    • The exposition of the story
    • an introduction of the problem for the characters
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    Plot
    • a series of events that builds to the climax
    • The overall message of the story
    • Characters planning together
    • The events that make up a story
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    Which definition for the word "punt" would you use to write a sentence about traveling on a river?
    • punt- (v) kick a ball after it is dropped and before it reaches the ground
    • punt- (v) delay in answering or taking action
    • punt- (n) a bet or gamble.
    • punt- (n) a long, narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends
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    What is the definition of the literary element THEME?
    • Time, place, and atmosphere of the story.
    • The problem in the story.
    • The central idea of the passage.
    • The Message an author wants the reader to take away (universal life lesson)
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    Which of the following is a thesis statement?
    • Statement of facts, rhetorical appeal and audience
    • Statement of author, genre, title, and theme/answer to the prompt
    • Statement of introduction
    • Statement of conclusion
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    The sequence of event in a literary work is..
    • simile
    • oxymoron
    • metaphor
    • plot
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    Exposition
    • Where the reader finds out what happens to the characters
    • where the characters and setting are established
    • The highest point of tension
    • A happy conclusion
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    When a story is told with a narrator who uses "I" and "Me"
    • Third person, omniscient
    • 1st period
    • Third person, limited
    • Second person
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    Symbolism
    • A discussion about the importance of politics in school
    • A sunny day that is sad
    • A comparison to a cat that is angry
    • A wedding ring that has no beginning or end
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    Heracles was a super strong hero. What is the most likely meaning of herculean, a word that originates in his name?
    • A task that has to be completed before death
    • A task requiring great strength
    • A task everyone needs completed
    • A task that must be completed by a hero
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    Metaphor
    • Don't bother bears they are like demons.
    • Growling and raging, I knew it was time to avoid my mother.
    • The bear ate my face and I died.
    • Roaring like a bear, I knew my mother had discovered my lie
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    First Person
    • I was nervous, but someone I managed to ask her out.
    • Maggie took out the book and hit John because she hated him.
    • The cat meowed, stretching lazily in the sun.
    • The United States stood once more on the brink of war.
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    Classify the type of literary device
    • dramatic irony
    • foreshadowing of something negative in the future
    • verbal irony
    • foreshadowing of something positive in the future
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    What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
    • To hook the reader into your paper
    • To state the overall argument/claim of the paper
    • To introduce textual evidence
    • To explain textual evidence
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    Define the literary term foreshadowing.
    • two-word phrase that contradicts itself yet has new meaning
    • similar-sounding words that are used in the wrong way
    • a device that hints at events to come
    • funny play on words that are similar in sound or meaning
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    Which definition for the word "cast" would you use to write a sentence creating art?
    • cast- (n) an act of throwing something forcefully.
    • cast- (v) to register (a vote).
    • cast- (n) an object made by shaping molten metal in a mold.
    • cast- (v) to cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.
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    Thesis Statement
    • a statement with the author, genre, title, and theme/answer
    • a statement of fact about an idea within the text
    • a concluding thought at the end of the essay
    • the author and genre of a work at the end of the paragraph
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    When a story is told by a person who is not in the story, but knows everything
    • Third person, omniscient
    • Third person, limited
    • Second person
    • 1st period
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    Third Person
    • Together, we were going to succeed.
    • She yelled, "you're never going to make it!"
    • I lifted the baby, holding him close.
    • As Americans, we need to come together now.
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    Personification
    • I could never understand the love of dumb dogs.
    • The dog laughed and jumped with its new bone.
    • I hated the way my face went red when I lied.
    • The girl ran quick like a bunny.
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    External conflict
    • A character feeling ashamed of his choices
    • A character arguing with herself
    • A character struggling to avoid eating candy while on a diet
    • A character struggling with a wild animal
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    Which definition for the word "harbor" would you use to write a sentence about illegal activity?
    • harbor -(n) a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter
    • harbor- (v) shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person).
    • harbor- (v) keep (a thought or feeling) in one's mind
    • harbor- (v) carry the germs of (a disease).
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    Allusion
    • OMG! Just ask for directions or we'll be out here ten years!
    • Like a lovely canary, she sang sweetly.
    • The computer, knowing the essay was due, promptly shut down.
    • Night fell, a dark curtain on the world.
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    Which of the following sentences a negative connotation?
    • Jim received the ball from the little boy.
    • Jim removed the ball from the little boy.
    • Jim took the ball from the little boy.
    • Jim snatched the ball from the little boy.
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    When a story is told by a person who is not in the story, but only really shows one persons point of view
    • Second person
    • Third person, omniscient
    • 1st period
    • Third person, limited
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    What does an in-text citation consist of?
    • Quotation marks
    • Evidence from another source to support an argument
    • The author and the page number of the quote used
    • The information put on the Works Cited page
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    Which literary term best describes this situation and the information that Willow knows?
    • Hyperbole
    • Understatement
    • Dramatic Irony
    • Situational Irony
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    Simile
    • Exams, like a hammer to the heart, kill my soul.
    • Exams make me feel like the dumbest kid.
    • The rain, angry and dark, made me sad inside.
    • The puppy danced and pranced.
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    Define the literary term hyperbole.
    • exaggerated language in order to create mood or feeling
    • the foundational base of an entire literary work
    • a device used by writers to add meaning and imagery
    • tension between what is expected to happen and reality
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    Which one of the sentences has a positive connotation?
    • Olivia gazed at her rival across the classroom.
    • Olivia stared at her rival across the classroom.
    • Olivia glared at her rival across the classroom.
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    Rising Action
    • the problem that starts it all
    • where the characters are established
    • The conclusion of the climax
    • a series of events that build toward the climax
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    Theme
    • The audience of a literary text
    • The universal message of a literary text
    • The thesis of a literary text
    • The source of a literary text
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    Alliteration
    • Sing to me my Angel!
    • He eats treats, all day.
    • Meow! hiss! What a sight!
    • Knock, Now or Never.
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    Resolution
    • a conflict within the character
    • a struggle between two characters
    • when the reader finds out what happens at the end
    • the end credits of the movie
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    enjambment
    • repetition of the same sound
    • line breaks that create double meanings.
    • unexpected
    • the opposite of a clear exepectation
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    Which of the following does NOT constitute plagiarism?
    • Using quoted material from another researcher
    • Copying an essay you found online
    • Submitting a sibling's paper from a previous year
    • Copying your friend's essay
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    Internal Conflict
    • a struggle between two political parties
    • A struggle between a character and his/her own family
    • a struggle within the character's society
    • a struggle within the mind of the character