English Final Exam Review

An imaginary place with ideal political and social conditions

Foreshadowing is one literary technique that authors use to build…

The pop of the gun as she pulled the trigger startled the bystanders.

The snake hissed at the hiker because it was startled.

________ happens when the audience knows something that the characters do not know.

A character that does not experience conflicts and does not grow or change through the story

Where must the thesis be located?

There is no title page in MLA format.

The narrator is telling the story, but is not included in the story

The expected outcome differs from the actual outcome

With ________, the author relies on actions and dialogue to enhance the character.

The main struggle of the story is called the…

MLA stands for the Modern Linguistic Association.

A perspective where the narrator knows everything about one character

A character that is larger than life

A central character that experiences conflict and changes and grows through the story

What three elements must be included in every single introductory paragraph of an essay?

When writing a formal letter or essay, why can you not include contractions?

The author reveals a character’s attributes through his/her actions, dialogue, and interactions with others

The events that make up a story

When writing a formal letter, what are three important things to keep in mind?

In MLA format, the entire essay must be double-spaced.

“…the main expanse of that eternal ocean, all bloody under that eternal sunset.”

“That is the germ of my great discovery”

The prevailing atmosphere or feeling in the story

The table danced across the room during the earthquake.

The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions

Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his stories that contain which stylistic element?

______ happens when someone says something other than what they mean.

A literary movement that placed an emphasis on trepidation and awe

A perspective where the narrator knows everything about every character

A perspective where the narrator is telling the story and is also a character in the story

“I felt as if I was in a monstrous spider web.”

Conflicts are introduced to the story

The perspective from which the story is told

Busy as a bee.

The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly

In MLA format, all of the margins must be set the 1 inch.

The way the author presents the character to the audience

A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic

The struggle between opposing forces

The quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere

The body paragraph of every essay must begin with…

In MLA format, the paper’s heading contains the author’s name, instructors name, course name, and date.

A lengthy, narrative poem