Honors English III MIDTERM 2017-2018

Word parts added to the end of a word. May change the word to a different part of speech:

The repetition of initial consonant sounds:

Prefixes and suffixes--change the meaning of a word:

Feeling and tone associated with a word:

An artistic and intellectual movement characterized by heightened interest in nature/emotions:

Making an unlikely comparison using "like" or "as:"

Words that are spelled the same, yet have a different meaning/sometimes pronunciation:

The "Letters" section of Frankenstein uses what writing format to provide realistic elements?

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule, to expose or criticize:

The author's use of language to appeal to the five senses:

Word parts that are added to the beginning of a word:

An extreme exaggeration:

The central idea, purpose, or concern of a literary work:

Giving a non-human object human characteristics:

Recurring or repeating elements that assist with creating a theme in a work:

A combination of romanticism and horror. May include elements of the macabre:

Saying one thing, and meaning the opposite:

When a character in a story is NOT aware of something the reader IS aware of:

The way people speak from a certain part of the world. For example, "yinz" from Pittsburgh:

Dictionary definition of a word:

An author's reference to a well-known person, text, object, event, etc.:

Words that mean the same or nearly the same as a given word:

Words that mean the opposite of a given word:

A statement that seems to contradict itself:

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the Mariner's punishment from the crew is:

When the narrator is speaking to the reader in a casual way, as if having a conversation:

A form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge:

When an author hints at future events of the story:

Making an unlikely comparison NOT using "like" or "as:"