2023 Fall Final Study Guide

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person is a/an

What refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story?

A memoir is

Two types of context includes...

A personal essay is

_________________is the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group

A persuasive essay

What is a literary device that reflects the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work?

a regular stopping place on a public transportation route

mental sharpness

A single line of poetry that can contain multiple words in the same line rhyming...

What is the first step to reading poetry?

mix or cause to mix together

Writing that explores real people's lives, places, things, events, and ideas.

put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited

The ___________is the climate of feeling the author delivers to the audience through setting.

a person or company offering something for sale

What type of rhyme occurs within the line?

The author's implied attitude toward the subject is considered_______

A speech written out and memorized word for word is....

a person's appreciation of taste and flavor

The ___________of a poem is the character who speaks in it.

The author's purpose in the news article is

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Characteristic of one person or thing to distinguish it from other

What type of rhyme occurs at the end of a line?

"He is a shining star" is an example of...

A______________is a brief work of fiction

What is the use of words that do not rhyme exactly but have a similar sound?

The action of explaining the meaning of something

A speech in which the speaker refers to notes occasionally is....

causing lighthearted laughter and amusement

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

a fictitious name, especially one used by an author

showing a great attention to detail

traditions and knowledge typically passed from person to person by word of mouth

"He shines bright like a diamond" is an example of...

A polite expression of praise or admiration

Make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible

What is used by a writer to convey meaning by specific word choice?

Readers analyze_________________________to develop a deeper understanding of the text.

The central message of the story is the story's____________.

____________refers to rhymes that occur in the final words of lines of poetry

Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

a group of people inhabit a place

A biography is

A_______________________is a general idea or common topic found in literature.

having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic lever of comfort, convenience, or efficiency

A speech given without preparation is considered...