English II - Fall 2024 Semester Review (Full)

The dictionary definition of a word.

Who is the intended audience of Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

Poetry without a consistent meter, rhyme, or stanza length.

To explain how two texts are different.

The atmosphere or feeling that an author creates.

Text structure which presents facts, events, or details in the order in which they occurred in time.

Who was the author of The Refusal?

Parts of a text (print or graphics) that appear in addition to the main content in the body text.

A main point that an author makes about a topic.

The art of persuasive speaking or writing.

The use of non-literal language to create a deeper meaning or vivid imagery beyond the literal interpretation of words.

When nearly all of the characters, events, settings, etc. have a second, symbolic meaning.

Text structure which explains how or why something happened.

Text structure which explains similarities and differences between two or more things.

Which of the following are major themes of The Refusal?

Where and when the story takes place.

Facts, statistics, numerical data, quotations, specific examples, and expert opinions that support a claim.

A “building block” that develops a work of literature.

The sequence of events that take place in a story.

The formation of a word that imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

A written or spoken exchange between two or more characters.

In The Refusal, what was the highest ranking position in the town?

A type of poem that is 14 lines long, written in iambic pentameter, and typically about love

Who is the author of She Unnames Them?

A type of poem that praises, glorifies, or celebrates a person, place, event, idea, or natural phenomenon.

Visually descriptive or figurative language meant to invoke images in the reader's mind.

Who is depicted in this painting?

The feelings and/or ideas a word suggests.

Rhetorical appeal to logic and reason.

 The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

The attitude of the author, narrator, or character towards a subject matter.

Hints in the text surrounding an unfamiliar word or phrase that point to its meaning.

Indirect reference to a person, place, event, thing, or other text.

In The Perils of Indifference, who were the most tragic of all the prisoners?

The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds.

In Love is Not All, what could love NOT do?

Comparison not using "like" or "as".

The organizational pattern authors use to present information.

the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment

Text structure which details a subject’s characteristics.

When part of something is used to describe the whole.

To add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear or inexact.

Type of text structure which presents steps in a process.

Who wrote The Perils of Indifference?

When something non-human is given human characteristics.

The state of being authentic and factually sound.

To explain how two texts are similar.

The author’s reason for writing, usually to entertain, to persuade, to explain, or to express.

The narrator directly addresses the reader using the pronoun "you".

The moment of highest tension in a story.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

The pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry.

Techniques that use language to engage the audience and make the argument more vivid and concrete.

The main character of the story.

Why was he present in Birmingham, AL?

Comparison using "like" or "as".

Rhetorical appeal to emotion.

The method and/or material used to tell a story.

The underlying message/moral of the story.

The writer’s or speaker’s position on a debatable issue or problem.

A group of lines arranged together.

The methods that a speaker uses to persuade an audience.

The conclusion of the story's plot.

A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view.

Modifying, altering, or changing a text for a new purpose.

Who was the author of Love Is Not All?

Rhetorical appeal to credibility and/or shared values.

A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, phrase, or sentence when read vertically.

The character and/or force that opposes the main character.

Who was the author of Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

a word or phrase that means the same as another word or phrase

When objects, people, situations, or actions are used to represent ideas, themes, or qualities.

The repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are close together.

In She Unnames Them, which animals gave their names back only after learning it was an issue of "personal choice"?

The way an author describes/develops a character in a story.

What type of poem is Love Is Not All?

When the narrator is outside of the story and refers to characters using pronouns like "he," "she," or "they,"

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to convey a point.

Who was Daedalus?

A story from the perspective of a character using pronouns like "I," "me," and "my".

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

The perspective from which a story is told.

The struggle between two opposing characters/forces.