English 11 Final Exam

Question 1

the use of informal language

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colloquialism

Question 2

a story that provides the vehicle for the telling of other stories

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frame tale

Question 3

a song or verse of praise, often religious

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hymn

Question 4

the choice of words that affects formality of language

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diction

Question 5

What is one way to demonstrate fairness and accuracy?

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Use a direct quotation from the source.

Question 6

poetry that avoids rhyme, meter and stanzas

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free verse

Question 7

makes a point more so than seeking an answer

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rhetorical question

Question 8

During this era, writers began to question science and put more focus on connecting spiritually with nature.

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The New England Renaissance (1800 to 1850)

Question 9

language that creates a concrete representation of something

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imagery

Question 10

a work that brings together an odd assortment of materials

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collage

Question 11

Regionalism, or local color writing, became popular with readers in the east as settler moved west during WHAT ERA?

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Frontiers (1860 to 1900)

Question 12

something said that implies the opposite

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verbal irony

Question 13

a pattern of end rhymes

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rhyme scheme

Question 14

In addition to Edgar Allan Poe, which New England author wrote Gothic stories?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 15

the vantage point from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 16

a thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else

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symbol

Question 17

a literary work that contains highly unrealistic elements

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fantasy

Question 18

a seemingly contradictory statement, idea, or effect

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paradox

Question 19

a central idea in a literary work

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theme

Question 20

specific importance placed on an element in a literary work

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emphasis

Question 21

the manner in which something is said or written

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style

Question 22

a pair of rhyming lines that express a complete thought

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couplet

Question 23

rhetorical technique in which a reference is made to a well known source

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allusion

Question 24

a technique in which ideas are contrasted with their opposite

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antithesis

Question 25

when a subject is introduced and then expanded upon using repetition with slight changes

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elaboration

Question 26

an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect

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hyperbole

Question 27

a recurring pattern of grouped lines in a poem

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stanza

Question 28

a short saying or pointed statement

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aphorism

Question 29

18th century philosophy based in reason and scientific method

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Enlightenment

Question 30

a repeated line or group of words in a song or poem

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refrain

Question 31

the case for accepting or rejecting a proposition or course of action

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argument

Question 32

a hasty generalization or fixed general judgment often about an entire group of people

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stereotype

Question 33

the arrangement of events in order of their occurrence

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chronological

Question 34

During this era, writers began to question the legitimacy of "The American Dream."

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The Modern Era (1900 to 1945)

Question 35

a statement that expresses a judgment, opinion or plan of action

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proposition

Question 36

a literary comparison of two things that are alike in some respects

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analogy

Question 37

the writer’s purpose or goal

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aim

Question 38

attribution of human emotions to nonhuman things

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pathetic fallacy

Question 39

two words that have the same ending consonant sounds but different vowels

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slant rhyme

Question 40

un-rhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

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blank verse

Question 41

a point-by-point presentation of one thing as if it were another

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extended metaphor

Question 42

a substitution of assonance or consonance for true rhyme

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slant rhyme

Question 43

a figure of speech combining images related to two or more senses

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synesthesia

Question 44

a brief work of prose nonfiction that develops a single theme

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essay

Question 45

Who is sometimes called "the first American writer"?

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Mark Twain

Question 46

a written passage that reflects an earlier time in the story

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flashback

Question 47

Which paragraph of the strategy introduces and addresses an opposing perspective?

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Naysayer

Question 48

a dramatic change in the direction of events in a literary work

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reversal

Question 49

a struggle between opposing forces in a literary work

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conflict

Question 50

This author was heavily influenced by the concept of "social contract."

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 51

the emotion created in the reader by the topic and language choice of a work

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mood

Question 52

when the speaker turns from the audience as a whole to address a single person or thing

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apostrophe

Question 53

a type of ending that involves an unexpected rescue of the protagonist

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deus ex machina

Question 54

the repetition of initial consonant sounds for effect

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alliteration

Question 55

expressing two or more ideas for comparison using the same grammatical structure

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parallelism

Question 56

a conversation involving two or more characters

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dialogue

Question 57

an excessive expression of emotion in a story

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sentimentality

Question 58

What must an effective transition sentence do?

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Look both backwards and forwards

Question 59

a style of fiction characterized by the use of medieval settings

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Gothic Fiction

English 11 Final Exam

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English 11 Final Exam

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