Mrs. Matuska's ENGL III Spring Final Review 2019

Question 1

a story relating mysterious pranks and adventures of spirits in diminutive human form

Accepted Answer

fairy tale

Question 2

An allegory works on two levels. Name those levels.

Accepted Answer

literal and symbolic

Question 3

True/False: Foreshadowing creates suspense and prepares the reader for what is to come.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

the methods a writer uses to portray a character

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characterization

Question 5

a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or occurs

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irony

Question 6

In poetry: the basic pattern of the end rhymes

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rhyme scheme

Question 7

In poetry: rhymes within a line

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internal rhymes

Question 8

Two ways an author can use indirect characterization:

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Question 9

Name the two influences of the Gothic period.

Accepted Answer

Romanticism and architecture

Question 10

The two types of characterization are:

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direct and indirect characterization

Question 11

The idea that every part of a literary work contributes to a single overall feeling is called:

Accepted Answer

unity of effect

Question 12

a writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in a story

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 13

what occurs when readers know more about a situation in a story that the characters do

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dramatic irony

Question 14

a story passed down orally with various tellers that acquires cumulative authorship

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folk tale

Question 15

The father of the short story is:

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 16

When an author allows readers to draw their own conclusions about a character's personality

Accepted Answer

indirect characterization

Question 17

a contrast between what a character expects to happen and what actually happens

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situational irony

Question 18

a narrative from the past with more of a historical truth and possibly less of the supernatural

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legend

Question 19

True/False:An allegory usually has a second level of meaning in addition to the literal meaning

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

a humorous tale using realistic detail and common speech to retell impossible happenings

Accepted Answer

tall tale

Question 21

In poetry: the repetition of similar sounds

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rhyme

Question 22

True/False: Allegories are not intended to teach moral lessons.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

a collection of stories about animals and people containing cultural myths, jokes, and songs

Accepted Answer

folk lore

Question 24

a device in which the author or narrator directly tells a reader what a character is like

Accepted Answer

direct characterization

Question 25

Writers can use which of the following to establish a story's mood?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 26

the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

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mood

Question 27

the attitude a writer takes toward the subject or reader of a literary work

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tone

Question 28

Who is the father of the detective story?

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 29

True/False: Allegories are written only to entertain, never to teach lessons or morals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

a story that involves ghosts or similar spirits

Accepted Answer

ghost story

Question 31

True/False: Stories that are not allegories may not contain allegorical elements.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

a brief tale told to point to a moral; characters are often animals

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fable

Question 33

a traditional, ancient story dealing with supernatural episodes to interpret natural events

Accepted Answer

myth

Question 34

In poetry: similar or identical sounds at the ends of poetic lines

Accepted Answer

end rhyme

Question 35

True/False: In an allegory, most of the elements stand for abstract ideas or qualities

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

a literary work with two layers of meaning is known as a/an:

Accepted Answer

allegory

Question 37

When Gothic writers looked at the individual, they saw

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potential evil

Question 38

words or phrases that recreate sensory experiences are known as

Accepted Answer

imagery

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Mrs. Matuska's ENGL III Spring Final Review 2019

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