7ENG 2sem test

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

extreme exaggeration

Plot, Setting, Characters

the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period making it unique

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, compare, & entertain)

sound device: worm and form

A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas

phrases or words in a stanza

the most musical of all literature

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses.

a conclusion that is unexpected

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

to gain knowledge on a topic

A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world.

figurative language: Our lives are grapes, bitter and sweet.

story of a person's life written by another person

It was dark and dim in the forest

lesson of a work of literature

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

sound device: Bang! The plate crashed to the floor

sound device: strain and again

a piece of information or example that supports the main idea

figurative language: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. The ocean danced in the moonlight.

sound device: Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.

Person telling the story

figurative language: I've told you a million times.

sound device: The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

Repetition of initial (first) consonant sounds

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

the narrator of a poem

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

A general statement summarizing the results

Elements of literature that emphasize sound (e.g., assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia).

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

what a piece of writing is mainly about

An account of a person's life written by that person

words that imitate sounds: CRASH BUZZ SCREECH, etc.

figurative language: Life is like a box of chocolates, cute as a kitten, as blind as a bat

A comparison without using like or as

Repetition of sounds at the end of words

words whose final syllables have the exact same sound

elements of any text other than the writing itself which helps you locate and learn information

Do you feel prepared for this test?

sound device: I picked up my cat. / Who was on a mat, / Why is she so fat?

A group of lines in a poem

sound device: Men sell the wedding bells

a poem that tells a story

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

words whose final consonant sounds almost rhyme

sound device: work, stack, ark; belong, among

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity