English I Review

Question 1

The writer starts the story in the middle of a dramatic moment and flashes back to explain how the characters got there.

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In medias res

Question 2

Refer to question 6 on your paper. What is wrong with this MLA citation?

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The period needs to be moved to after the citation.

Question 3

Identify the figurative language: That piece of cake is calling my name.

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Personification

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

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"Here, let me help you with that," he smiled as he moved the heavy box.

Question 5

The main character of a story.

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Protagonist

Question 6

An individual who changes from what they have learned or experienced during the events of the story.

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Dynamic character

Question 7

The use of objects, animals, colors, etc. that have a greater or universal meaning beyond their simple existence.

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Symbolism

Question 8

The character or force who creates conflict for the main character in a story.

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Antagonist

Question 9

Refer to question 9 on your paper. What is wrong with the MLA formatting in this document?

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The class name is not included in the heading.

Question 10

Identify the figurative language: My love for her is a burning ember.

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Metaphor

Question 11

The point of highest drama in a story.

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Climax

Question 12

The part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out.

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Resolution

Question 13

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story.

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Flat character

Question 14

What are the two primary categories of conflict?

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Internal and external

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of irony.

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Poetic

Question 16

A character that, like a real person, has many different character traits that sometimes contradict each other.

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Round character

Question 17

A protagonist with a fatal flaw that eventually leads to his demise.

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Tragic hero

Question 18

A character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight features of the characters' personalities.

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Foil

Question 19

The part of the plot after the climax where the tension decreases and where the story moves toward its conclusion.

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Falling Action

Question 20

A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience.

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Monologue

Question 21

The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses.

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Imagery

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

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She was angry about what had happened in the past.

Question 23

The part of the plot that introduces the setting, characters, conflict, etc.

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Exposition

Question 24

A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.

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Allusion

Question 25

Identify the figurative language: I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.

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Hyperbole

Question 26

Identify the figurative language: He is a beautiful disaster.

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Oxymoron

Question 27

A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.

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Rising Action

Question 28

Thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone.

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Soliloquy

Question 29

Refer to question 4 on your paper. What do the brackets [ ] do in this quote?

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They allow the writer to add extra information into the quote.

Question 30

The inferred message about life that a story presents; it should be expressed as a statement and not as a single word.

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Theme

Question 31

Refer to question 1. What punctuation needs to be added before the quote in order to have a correct quote introduction?

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No Changes

Question 32

The images, character types, settings, and story patterns that are universally shared by people across cultures.

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Archetype

Question 33

The part of the plot where the conflict first begins.

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Inciting Incident

Question 34

Refer to question 3. What punctuation needs to be added before the quote in order to have a correct quote introduction?

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Colon

Question 35

What kind of conflict is featured here?

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Human vs. self

Question 36

Refer to question 8 on your paper. What is wrong with the MLA formatting in this document?

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The page number is not size 12, Times New Roman.

Question 37

Refer to question 2. What punctuation needs to be added before the quote in order to have a correct quote introduction?

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Comma

Question 38

A character who does not change through the course of a story.

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Static character

Question 39

Identify the figurative language: He is as blind as a bat.

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Simile

Question 40

What kind of conflict is featured here?

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Human vs. nature

Question 41

Refer to question 7 on your paper. What is wrong with this MLA citation?

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The author's last name should not be in the citation.

Question 42

Refer to question 5 on your paper. What does the ellipses (...) do in this quote?

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It indicates that the writer took out something from the original quote.

Question 43

The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.

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Tone

Question 44

Refer to question 10 on your paper. What is wrong with the MLA formatting in this document?

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The Works Cited section should be on its own page.

Question 45

The writer starts at the beginning and tells about each event in the order in which it happens.

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Chronological order

Question 46

Hints or clues that give subtle hints or clues about what may happen later in the plot.

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Foreshadowing

Question 47

Identify the figurative language: It's raining cats and dogs.

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Idiom

Question 48

Identify the figurative language: After nearly totaling his car, Aydan joked, “It’s just a scratch.”

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Understatement

Question 49

What kind of conflict is featured here?

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Human vs. human

Question 50

The emotional quality the reader experiences from the words, images and descriptions created by the writer.

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Mood

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