Milestone Review - Terms

Question 1

figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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personification

Question 2

when the audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not know

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dramatic irony

Question 3

a list of sources that you consulted or cited in creating the document

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bibliography

Question 4

grammatical arrangement of words in sentences - word order

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syntax

Question 5

background information presented in a literary work; basic situation

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exposition

Question 6

reference book that lists words with similar meaning; synonyms and antonyms

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thesaurus

Question 7

falling action of a story - after the climax

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resolution

Question 8

informational writing

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expository

Question 9

story; can be fiction or nonfiction

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narrative

Question 10

use of one thing to stand for another

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symbolism

Question 11

ordinary form of written language; not poetry or verse

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prose

Question 12

atmosphere; feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

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mood

Question 13

character speaks alone on stage so the audience can know their thoughts and inner feelings

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soliloquy

Question 14

word choice

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diction

Question 15

story of a person's life written by another person

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biography

Questions 15