HELA 9 Fall Final Review 2022

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

It became ________ to everyone that Charlie was a talented actor who would one day become famous.

a figure of speech that states that one thing IS another thing

Ever since the restaurant received a bad review from a popular critic, it has been quite ____________.

a clever use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings

Which word BEST describes the mood of the last scene in Romeo and Juliet?

Although there are some English speakers, French is the _________ language in Quebec, Canada.

an expression including the words "like" or "as" to compare one thing with another

I tried to ________ my best friend when her hamster died.

Movie theaters ________ customers from bringing their own food into the theater, asking them to leave if they do.

the main character of a tragedy (usually an important and admirable person)

The author had a _______ toward writing about music since his parents were both musicians.

the playwright's instructions about how a play should be performed (usually set off by italics or brackets)

two lines of poetry next to each other, especially ones that rhyme and have the same length and rhythm

a play, a story written to be performed by actors on a stage or in a film

What is the climax of a play?

a style of writing that does not follow a strict structure of rhyming or meter

Because I tried to _______ my mother by printing my own report card, I was grounded for two months.

There are many ways for kids to be ______ over the holidays such as donating clothes, toys, or money to those in need.

a mistake or a character defect that defeats the tragic hero

There is a ten-month waiting list to see the most ___________ doctor in the city.

a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a character to other characters on stage

The character in the book is __________ and does not change or grow as the plot continues.

Although the dog barked at Ben, it seemed ____________ to me and ignored me altogether.

poetry that lacks rhymes but does follow a specific meter (almost always iambic pentameter)

Which is FALSE about Shakespeare's prologues?

Which is the BEST possible theme of Romeo and Juliet?

A line of poetry that consists of 5 iambs of 2 syllables each (Iamb = an unstressed syllable then a stressed syllable)

a contradiction between what a character thinks/says and what the audience knows to be true

The coach has an easy time controlling his players because they are _______ and trying to win a state title.

The student's attempts to make the teacher __________ from the lecture worked, so they ended up having homework.

a speech in which a character, alone on stage, reveals private thoughts that the audience is allowed to overhear

an implied, indirect, or passing reference to something outside of the text

a brief remark a character makes to the audience rather than to other characters

a play that traces the downfall of the main character(s)

to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form

a character who provides a strong contrast to a main character

a metaphor that is developed in great detail which extends over the course of multiple lines of prose or poetry

The students had to ________ the book to find a theme because it was not very clear.

Because the _________ package weighed over three hundred pounds, it took two men to move it.