Review for Regents 20-21

Question 1

a hasty generalization or fixed general judgment often about an entire group of people

Accepted Answer

stereotype

Question 2

something said that implies the opposite

Accepted Answer

verbal irony

Question 3

un-rhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 4

a point-by-point presentation of one thing as if it were another

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extended metaphor

Question 5

word choice that tends to affect the formality language in a written work

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diction

Question 6

the emotion created in the reader by the topic and language choice of a work

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mood

Question 7

a written passage that reflects an earlier time in the story

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flashback

Question 8

makes a point more so than seeking an answer

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rhetorical question

Question 9

a song or verse of praise, often religious

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hymn

Question 10

a literary work that contains highly unrealistic elements

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fantasy

Question 11

a struggle between opposing forces in a literary work

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conflict

Question 12

the use of informal language

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colloquialism

Question 13

a thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else

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symbol

Question 14

poetry that avoids rhyme, meter or stanzas

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free verse

Question 15

rhetorical technique in which a reference is made to a well known source

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allusion

Question 16

when a subject is introduced and then expanded upon using repetition with slight changes

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elaboration

Question 17

an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect

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hyperbole

Question 18

an excessive expression of emotion in a story

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sentimentality

Question 19

expressing two or more ideas for comparison using the same grammatical structure

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parallelism

Question 20

specific importance placed on an element in a literary work

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emphasis

Question 21

a central idea in a literary work

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theme

Question 22

the repetition of initial consonant sounds for effect

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alliteration

Question 23

the manner in which something is said or written

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style

Question 24

a literary comparison of two things that are alike in some respects

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analogy

Question 25

a pattern of end rhymes

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rhyme scheme

Question 26

a technique in which ideas are contrasted with their opposite

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antithesis

Question 27

language that creates a concrete representation of something

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imagery

Question 28

the case for accepting or rejecting a proposition or course of action

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argument

Question 29

a seemingly contradictory statement, idea, or effect

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paradox

Question 30

the arrangement of events in order of their occurrence

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chronological

Question 31

the manner in which something is said or written

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diction

Question 32

a work that brings together an odd assortment of materials

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collage

Question 33

a conversation involving two or more characters

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dialogue

Question 34

a pair of rhyming lines that express a complete thought

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couplet

Question 35

a dramatic change in the direction of events in a literary work

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reversal

Question 36

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 37

a short saying or pointed statement

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aphorism

Question 38

the vantage point from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 39

a style of fiction characterized by the use of medieval settings

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Gothic Fiction

Question 40

a repeated line or group of words in a song or poem

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refrain

Question 41

the writer’s purpose or goal

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aim

Question 42

a recurring pattern of grouped lines in a poem

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stanza

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