Mrs. Lavigne Senior English Final Exam Prep

Definition: Repetition at beginning of sentences

Which of the following is an elliptical sentence?

Definition: Sometime words share a common origin. Their spellings& pronunciations change, but their meanings are related

What is enjambment?

What technique can you use in scientific/technical journalism so readers understand better?

What punctuation can you use to set off material for emphasis?

What ISN'T true about blank verse?

Definition: an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to an absent person or thing.

Which best describes a characteristic of lyric poetry?

What is another characteristic of Romantic literature?

What is nuance in literature?

What is an example of archaic diction?

Which of the following sentences is an example of the correct use of dashes?

Which of the following reflects a characteristic of Romanticism?

Which is not a sense?

What is a unique challenge of technical, scientific writing for a general reader?

Definition: word choices made by a writer

Which is one of the meanings of the Greek prefix a- or an-?

What techniques can you use to INFORM in scientific/technical writing?

Which characteristic is representative of the Gothic style?

In what ways can language reflect Romanticism?

What is a cognate for consilium, meaning “advice, purpose, or plan”?

Which is one of the meanings of the Greek root -corp- ?

Definition: something that has its own meaning but also represents something else, often an abstract idea

Definition: Occurs when a word or a group of words is deliberately left out of a sentence.

Which is NOT a classic purpose for writing?

Specific techniques are used in technical/scientific writing, such as using definitions and metaphors.

Definition: Old words or words that are outdated. Words that belong to an older time period.

Which is one of the meanings of the Latin prefix in- or -im?

Definition: self-contradicting word or group of words like "clearly confused" or "alone together"