ELA Semester Exam Review

Question 1

Diction

Accepted Answer

A writer's choice of words

Question 2

Irony

Accepted Answer

A contradiction between what happens and what's expected

Question 3

Falling Action- The part of the story that reveals how the characters resolve the conflicts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The order of the plot is- Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Connotation

Accepted Answer

The extra meaning a word has.

Question 6

Dictionary definition of a word.

Accepted Answer

Denotation

Question 7

A scene within a story that interrupts the scene to relate to events that occurred in the past.

Accepted Answer

Flashback

Question 8

Perspective of the narrator.

Accepted Answer

Point of View

Question 9

Resolution- The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

A nonhuman object given human like characteristics; a type of figurative language.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 11

Allusion

Accepted Answer

A reference to a well known person, event, place,a art, etc.

Question 12

Protagonist

Accepted Answer

Main character in a literary work

Question 13

A character or force in a conflict with the main character.

Accepted Answer

Antagonist

Question 14

Conflict

Accepted Answer

The struggle between opposing forces: this drives the action

Question 15

Direct Characterization- Form of characterization coming from the narrator.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Onomatopoeia

Accepted Answer

The use of words that mimic sounds.

Question 17

Time and place of the action

Accepted Answer

Setting

Question 18

The writer's attitude toward his/ her audience and subject.

Accepted Answer

Tone

Question 19

Anything that stands for or represents something else

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

Question 20

Form of characterization that includes speech, actions, looks, thoughts, and effects on others

Accepted Answer

Indirect Characterization

Question 21

Turning point of the story and the moment of greatest suspense in the plot.

Accepted Answer

Climax

Question 22

Description using the senses.

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Question 23

Part of the plot that introduces characters, settings, and the conflict

Accepted Answer

Exposition

Question 24

Giving credit to the author when quoting something specific from a piece of writing

Accepted Answer

Parenthetical Documentation

Question 25

The author's use of clues that hint what might happen later in the story

Accepted Answer

Foreshadow

Question 26

How is a simile different from a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A simile uses like or as

Question 27

When something is described as if it is something else; without using like or as.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 28

Writing that appeals to the reader's ethics. Proves the author is trustworthy, reliable, etc.

Accepted Answer

Ethos

Question 29

Wring that appeals to the writer's logic. Has beliefs, uses facts, uses history, has evidence

Accepted Answer

Logos

Question 30

3 or more things in a series within a sentence.

Accepted Answer

Pitchforking

Question 31

Part of the plot that adds suspense and drama, and introduces obstacles.

Accepted Answer

Rising Action

Question 32

Writing that appeals to the reader's emotions. Has figurative language, bias, and the senses.

Accepted Answer

Pathos

Question 33

Tone- Central message, concerns, or purpose of literary work

Accepted Answer

False

ELA Semester Exam Review

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ELA Semester Exam Review

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