English II Review

Question 1

A theme is NOT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Common problem that everyone has.

Question 2

Ideas that are contradictory to one another-yet when placed together hold value on many levels.

Accepted Answer

Paradox

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT fall under the category of author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

Because he/she feels like it

Question 4

Persuasive writing involves..

Accepted Answer

Using relevant arguments.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a "Point of View" that we have discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Third Person Unreliable

Question 6

Reference to a person, place, thing or idea (historical, cultural, literary or political) is..

Accepted Answer

An allusion

Question 7

Imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it to produce a comic effect.

Accepted Answer

Parody

Question 8

______ is determined by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details of a text.

Accepted Answer

Tone

Question 9

To expose/criticize foolishness/corruption by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.

Accepted Answer

Satire

Question 10

A story with 2 levels of meaning: 1) the surface of the story. 2) symbolic level

Accepted Answer

Allegory

Question 11

A lit. device that uses an object/action to represent something more than the literal meaning..

Accepted Answer

Symbol

Question 12

A short allegorical story to teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson..

Accepted Answer

Parable

Question 13

Which is not a type of irony?

Accepted Answer

Spoken

Question 14

Author's Purpose is

Accepted Answer

The reason an author writes.

Question 15

Interruption that inserts past events to provide background or context to the current events..

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Question 16

Irony is..

Accepted Answer

When you expect one thing, but something else happens.

Question 17

The sequence of events in a story is called..

Accepted Answer

Plot

Question 18

Any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work is known as a..

Accepted Answer

Character

Question 19

Mood is NOT which of the following..

Accepted Answer

The plot of the story.

Question 20

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a text is called a..

Accepted Answer

Conflict

Questions 20