THEO 2022 Final Exam Review

the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved

persuade, inform, entertain, satirize

the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

the atmosphere of a story; how it makes you feel

"Don't spill the beans" is an example of?

misleading, false clue

the event that sets the plot into motion, thrusting the main character into the action

does not undergo any transformation from the beginning to end of story

comparison using "like" or "as"

Eating a meal before you swim will give you cramps. The bold word is?

"The detectives hesitated, but they were hungry, ...they went into the kitchen and helped themselves to supper.”

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

The term 'mystery' comes from the Latin mysterium, meaning __________ .

The movie, including all the previews, _______about two hours to watch.

Is a memoir a type of literary or informative nonfiction?

a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story

Joseph Campbell

What symbolizes Billy's last step from boyhood to manhood?

Higgins says, "I felt like a bear in a cage." What is this an example of?

well-developed, multi-faceted personality

a story ends unresolved, usually in a shocking way, in order to compel audiences to turn the page

“He's such a dog.” – Here, the word dog means shamelessness or ugliness. Is this the connotative or denotative meaning?

What genre is The Princess and the Goblin?

''I thought about becoming a witch, so I tried it for a spell!'"

an exaggerated statement or idea

italics, captions, illustrations, headings, bold words are examples of_____ in nonfiction

I love my dog, for I never go anywhere without her.

Milo (The Phantom Tollbooth) is an "every man" character. What type is that?

a story within a story; has a “surface story” & another story underneath; uses symbols to convey a hidden meaning

Which character in Pygmalion is slovenly?

stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond literal meaning

"The Call to Adventure"

Either ________ acceptable.

Authorship and context are not important when trying to understand and analyze fiction literature.

"'Is this the right road for Dictionopolis?'" asked Milo, a little bowled over by the effusive greeting."

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," Patrick says, “Don't make supper for me. I'm going out.”

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Who wrote The Phantom Tollbooth?

The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.

Incongruity is a type of ____________

time and place

topic, anchor, ______, analysis, transition, topic, anchor ______, analysis, clincher

subject-verb-technique-infintive-effect

The man with all the birds __________ on my street.

Sharon is beautiful.

Key Word Outlines (KWO) include information that is interesting and _______?

interrupt the chronological order of the narrative to take a reader back to the past events in a character's life

Gerunds end with?

Early critics identified The Phantom Tollbooth as an updated version of _______________.

a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

Who said: “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”

Which word best describes Ebineezer Scrooge at the beginning?

What genre is Pygmalion?

end of story; loose ends are tied up; questions answered

drives the plot