English 11 Final Exam Review

Do you know who/whom Anna Shankar is?

Universal idea or message about life conveyed through the characters, plot, setting, etc.

An event in a story that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters or audience.

Form of speech or expression of lesser strength than what would be expected.

Exaggerated statements or claims

Actors take care in speaking lines, selecting gestures, and communicating emotions. uses...

A character who contrasts another character to highlight the protagonists qualities

Who/whom does she get her inspiration from? It comes from her father.

The students need to _____ _____ id badges.

What part is not parallel: I had researched a topic, made an outline, and had written a draft.

The author's attitude or feelings toward the subject matter, characters, or audience.

A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true.

An author's word choice

Use of humor, irony, exaggeration, ridicule to expose & criticize people's stupidity or vices

Confusing words: The squirrel found ___ nut, but ____ not enough to get him through the winter.

An author's reason or intent in writing =

Anna listened closely to guitar players who/whom were the best.

Repetition of words, phrase, or grammatical structures for emphasis.

When an author makes a reference to a well-known person, event, place, or literary work...

We ____ in the car together to save on gas.

Situation, person, thing having contradictory features Ex. Here are the rules: Ignore all rules

Each student should be ________ to have _______ pets with them at school.

Technique where a story set is within a larger story, told by the main or supporting character.

Suggested meaning that has a positive overtone or a negative undertone

The emotional atmosphere that the writer creates which the audience feels

Who/whom did Ravi Shankar teach the guitar?

A common or universally used character, theme, symbol, setting, conflict, or plot event

Visually descriptive or figurative language

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics.

A work in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols.

What part is not parallel: Revising is important for essays, for stories, and poetry

Figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

Wording that suggests the opposite of what is meant.

Anna is a talented guitar player, taught by her father who/whom she gives concerts with.

Comparison of two things without using like or as.

The arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in sentences.

A thesis statement is...

Confusing words: We need to get ____ before graduation begins.

Hints that the author gives of things that are to come in the story.

The technique of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea