Why do author's use regional dialect?

To add to the authenticity of the narrative

Which is an example of direct characterization?

Before them towered a man sad, preoccupied, and unaware.

Which is not an example of regional dialect?

Of course, she was faster than him!

Which answer choice best defines the literary concept of theme?

The insight or meaning through details

Which answer choice provides the clearest example of an internal conflict?

The struggle of guilt for a mistake as a child

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between plot and conflict?

All plots are driven by conflict

Is foreshadowing always negative and ominous?

No, it can hint at any type of future event.

Which is an example of a simile?

My chemistry teacher is as tough as nails.

Which is an example of indirect characterization?

He was an heir of traditions of learning and breeding.

How can setting influence the mood of a story?

By establishing the time and place, influencing emotions

Which answer choice provides the best example of situtational irony?

A runner, set to win, gets to the arena too late to compete.

Which of these examples uses juxtaposition

Making a mountain out of a molehill

Which answer best defines the concept of setting?

Time and place in which a work occurs

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10ELA Final Exam Review

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Created for 10th Grade English Language Arts students to review literary terms and figurative language

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1
The use of extreme or exaggerated statements is called _____________.
Understatement
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Puns and word play
2
Why do author's use regional dialect?
To teach the reader to speak in dialect
To show that the character has special knowledge
To make the reader research the origin of unknown phrases
To add to the authenticity of the narrative
3
Sally sells sea shells...
imagery
hyperbole
allusion
alliteration
4
Which is an example of direct characterization?
His gaze glittered with a grim smile.
He leaned slouchingly against the wall.
Abraham Lincoln journeyed with his party.
Before them towered a man sad, preoccupied, and unaware.
5
Repetition of vowel sounds in lines of poetry.
allusion
alliteration
assonance
amorous
6
Which is not an example of regional dialect?
My Mamaw used to always give me pop with lunch. I loved her bunches.
As near as you could cipher it down.
Thish-yer Smiley had a mare.
Of course, she was faster than him!
7
Which is an example of personificaiton?
Toast is being cooked
The popcorn is burnt
The engines roar
The dog howled
8
The repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession.
simile
consonance
enjambment
hyperbole
9
Words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses.
assonance
alliteration
imagery
hyperbole
10
Which answer choice best defines the literary concept of theme?
The insight or meaning through details
The series of conflicts characters face
The adage of a story
The use of images that express meaning
11
Which answer choice provides the clearest example of an internal conflict?
The struggle to survive after being lost in a blizzard
The struggle to distinguish one's self against siblings
The struggle against restriction of traditional gender roles
The struggle of guilt for a mistake as a child
12
Greg's father was a rock through the entire soccer game...
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Idiom
13
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between plot and conflict?
In most plots, external conflicts are more important
All plots are driven by conflict
In most plots, internal conflicts are more important
Conflict is useful but not essential to plot
14
Is foreshadowing always negative and ominous?
Yes, it always hint at danger.
No, but only in comedies.
No, it can hint at any type of future event.
Yes, or it wouldn't create suspense.
15
Which is an example of a simile?
My chemistry teacher is as tough as nails.
My daughter laughs when I say, "super silly squirrels".
I love to eat jumbo shrimp.
She is a diamond.
16
Which is an example of indirect characterization?
He was an heir of traditions of learning and breeding.
He was a finished gentleman.
The President gazed at him.
He was a careful student.
17
How can setting influence the mood of a story?
By naming the book
By telling the reader what to feel
By showing where the author lives
By establishing the time and place, influencing emotions
18
Jonas felt sorry for what he did towards Bob. So, Jonas decided to apologize and help Bob recover. What POV is this?
2nd
3rd person limited.
3rd person omniscient
1st
19
What mood might be evoked by a story that takes place in an empty hospital?
All of the above
Gloomy
Frightening
Mysterious
20
Which answer choice provides the best example of situtational irony?
An A+ student claims she "hates it" when she makes A's.
A runner, set to win, gets to the arena too late to compete.
A candidate who is leading in the polls wins the election.
A character in a play tells the audience a secret.
21
Which answer choice best defines the concept of plot?
All actions in a story
Changes in setting or characters in a story
Portrayal of characters in a story
Sequence of events in a story
22
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words, as in tongue twisters
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
assonance
23
A large bucket of fluffy, crunchy, butter drenched popcorn is an example of....?
Personification
Irony
Imagery
Hyperbole
24
Which of these examples uses juxtaposition
Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
I don't know
Making a mountain out of a molehill
The cranberry sauce had a nostalgic tang to it, reminding him of his youth.
25
Which answer best defines the concept of setting?
A location that generates conflict
Physical environment
Time and place in which a work occurs
A real life place

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