Semester 2 Final Review

Question 1

the words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, or actions using the 5 senses

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imagery

Question 2

author's main message

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theme

Question 3

the quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain about the outcome of events

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suspense

Question 4

who is telling the story; from what angle the story is told

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point of view

Question 5

an accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal

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idiom

Question 6

a comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

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metaphor

Question 7

"BOOM" "POW" "BANG"

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onomatopoeia

Question 8

The time and place of the action of a literary work

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setting

Question 9

proof; quotes word for word from the book

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textual evidence

Question 10

the emotions a word normally arouses in people using, hearing, or reading the word

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connotation

Question 11

facts revealed by author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a work

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details

Question 12

A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering in the breeze.

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Imagery

Question 13

clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

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foreshadowing

Question 14

16. Opportunity was knocking at her door.

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Personification

Question 15

A time traveler goes back in time and murders his own great-grandfather.

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Paradox

Question 16

why characters do what they do

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motivation

Question 17

a form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression

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oxymoron

Question 18

an event in which the essential nature of something-a person, a situation, an object

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epiphany

Question 19

The Bald Eagle is a _____ for freedom.

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symbol

Question 20

feelings evoked in the reader

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mood

Question 21

word choice intended to convey a certain effect

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diction

Question 22

"ball is in your court"

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idiom

Question 23

using objects to represent ideas

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symbol

Question 24

Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.

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Allusion

Question 25

The struggle within a character

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internal conflict

Question 26

She was a beast on the soccer field.

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metaphor

Question 27

(imitative harmony) the use of words that mimic the sound they describe

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onomatopoeia

Question 28

the dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

Question 29

Walking Dead

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oxymoron

Question 30

Opportunity was knocking at her door.

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Personification

Question 31

The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”.

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Irony

Question 32

a deliberate, extravagant and often outrageous exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 33

how the story is solved...how it ends

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resolution

Question 34

author's attitude toward the subject

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tone

Question 35

of chief importance

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primary

Question 36

the most important or central thought in a paragraph

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main idea

Question 37

A phrase that has a different meaning that that of the words that make it up.

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Idiom

Question 38

repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 39

When elements of a statement contradict each other but turn out to reveal a hidden truth

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paradox

Question 40

a brief statement or account of the main points

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summary

Question 41

a reference to a literary, mythological, or historical person, place or thing

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allusion

Question 42

the main problem in a story

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conflict

Question 43

Facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work

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details

Question 44

a recurrent strand of imagery within a work of literature

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motif

Question 45

a scene that interrupts action of a work to show a previous event

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flashback

Question 46

the main events of a work as an interrelated sequence

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plot

Question 47

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Repetition

Question 48

read between the lines, educated guess

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infer

Question 49

a device in which words, sounds, and/or ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm

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repetition

Question 50

the specific dictionary definition of a word

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diction

Semester 2 Final Review

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Semester 2 Final Review

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