English 9-Honors Sherbak Exam Review

Question 1

Saying "beautiful weather we're having" in the middle of a hurricane is:

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Verbal Irony

Question 2

In Romeo and Juliet, the characters commit suicide because the audience knows something they don't. This is:

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Dramatic Irony

Question 3

Writer or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.

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Tone

Question 4

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Allusion

Question 5

Repeating words or phrases in a piece of literature; Ex: Every breath you take / Every move you make. (Every)

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Anaphora

Question 6

We have come up with five travel choices for this summer: Mexico City, Dublin, Amsterdam, Hawaii, and Indianapolis.

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Correct use of colons.

Question 7

Which of the following are true about semicolons? (2 correct answers)

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Semicolons should almost never come before coordinating conjunctions., Semicolons connect clauses that are related in some way (besides lists).

Question 8

Name the literary device that is used in the following sentence: The melancholy man made the room dim with sorrow.

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Alliteration

Question 9

An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

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Epithet

Question 10

Which characterization does the following sentence define: "Tells the audience what the personality of a character is."

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Direct

Question 11

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Characterization

Question 12

Meaning or message in a piece of literature.

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Theme

Question 13

Determine if the following sentence is parallel or not parallel: The bowling ball was heavy, pink, and expensive.

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Parallel

Question 14

A repeated setting element that has some kind of symbolic meaning

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Archetypal Setting

Question 15

A fire station burns down. This is:

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Situational Irony

Question 16

Which characterization does the following sentence define: "Reveals character personality without saying it directly."

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Indirect

Question 17

How the audience or reader feels about the writing.

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Mood

Question 18

In preparation for her run, Alicia ___, applied sunscreen, and increased the volume on her iPod.

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tightened her shoelaces

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