2NW Exam Review

Question 1

The measured arrangement of beats in a poem, including the number of syllables per line.

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Meter

Question 2

Which sentence has an infinitive?

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I wanted to drink my coffee in peace.

Question 3

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry that create a beat and tone.

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rhythm

Question 4

The vantage point from which a story is told

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Point of View

Question 5

an author's specific word choice

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diction

Question 6

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences; sentence structure

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syntax

Question 7

Poetry that does not rhyme orhave a measurable meter.

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Free Verse

Question 8

A gross or ridiculous exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Question 9

A narrator that focuses on one character only

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third-person limited

Question 10

the event or decision that begins a story's conflict

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inciting incident

Question 11

Statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning.

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verbal irony

Question 12

A comparison of unlike things with connective wording such as “like,” “as,” or“than”

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simile

Question 13

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

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allusion

Question 14

A colon connects two independent clauses when the second clause modifies the previous one.

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True

Question 15

how a work makes the audience feel

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mood

Question 16

A narrator that uses "I" and "me", creates an intense emotional state and is often unreliable

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first-person

Question 17

a plot device that ties up loose ends and subplots

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falling action

Question 18

Which sentence does not have a gerund?

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Simple, but fun, activities filled my summers.

Question 19

Which sentence uses a linking verb?

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Devon seems upset.

Question 20

Actions taken that have an effect that is exactly opposite of what was intended

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situational irony

Question 21

If I don't know a word, I can use context clues.

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True

Question 22

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

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alliteration

Question 23

A unified group of lines in poetry.This is often marked by spacingbetween sections of the poem.

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stanza

Question 24

The character trying to prevent the main character from succeeding; the opponent.

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antagonist

Question 25

How can you not correct this comma splice? The girl loved tacos, she ate a salad.

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Do nothing. This looks good!

Question 26

In general, a discrepancy between expectation and reality.

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irony

Question 27

a line with 5 metrical ft, comprised of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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iambic pentameter

Question 28

The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

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theme

Question 29

a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been compromised

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unreliable narrator

Question 30

When the protagonist is accomplishing something wrong for all the right reasons.

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anti-hero

Question 31

Iambic refers to a heavy/soft pattern in a two-syllable unit (AKA a poetic foot)

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False

Question 32

a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative

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rising action

Question 33

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

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consonance

Question 34

Which sentence uses an action verb?

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He asks his teacher if he can go to his 1st Block class.

Question 35

A classic pattern used in fiction that is guaranteed to satisfy most audiences

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story arc

Question 36

Which sentence is correct?

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Those teachers love their coffee.

Question 37

In literature, when the audience knows that an unwitting character is making a mistake.

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dramatic irony

Question 38

The arrogant, presumptuous man interrupted me. Presumptuous means...

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assuming

Question 39

A character who exists to contrast the character qualities in the protagonist

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foil

Question 40

In order to get reading comprehension questions correct, I must read the passage.

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TRUE

Question 41

EDIT: I need the following things from the store, limes, peppers, and avocados.

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store: limes, peppers, and avocados.

Question 42

establishing credibility with your audience

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ethos

Question 43

that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point

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climax

Question 44

a narrator that is journalistic or unbiased

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third-person objective

Question 45

Which sentence does not use a helping verb?

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Devon seems upset.

Question 46

An All Knowing Narrator

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third-person omniscient

Question 47

The main character; the character that the audience is hoping will succeed.

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protagonist

Question 48

a plot device used to introduce background info about settings, characters etc. to the audience

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Exposition

Question 49

The use of hints/clues in the story to illuminate upcoming events

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Foreshadowing

Question 50

appealing to your audience's emotions

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pathos

Question 51

Which sentence is correct?

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Mind your manners.

Question 52

a plot device that allows the main character to find a new, but altered, path

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resolution

Question 53

the author's attitude toward a subject

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tone

Question 54

two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit

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couplet

Question 55

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

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assonance

Question 56

An object that has meaning in itself while standing for something greater

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Symbolism

Question 57

A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

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onomatopoeia

Question 58

a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true

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paradox

Question 59

Writing that appeals to the five senses to create a specific experience for the reader

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imagery

Question 60

appealing to your audience's logic

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logos

Question 61

When a writer gives an animal or intimate object human characteristics.

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Personification

Question 62

A semi-colon connects two independent phrases.

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True

Question 63

an optional plot device that tells the main character's "after" story or epilogue

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denouement

Question 64

EDIT: I love soda: Coke is my favorite.

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The sentence is correct.

2NW Exam Review

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