Junior Final Exam Review

What is the primary purpose of narrative writing?

What is a tall tale?

A person who writes a poem is called:

What is a flashback?

A stanza is:

What is the central symbol in “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman?

Which of the following elements is essential to a narrative?

Dialect used in a story is defined as:

An ode is defined as a:

A vivid and vibrant form of description that appeals to the readers' imagination through the five senses

Which literary device is often used to create suspense in a narrative?

What is the purpose of the exposition in a narrative?

An unreliable narrator is defined as:

A group of words arranged into one row of the poem is defined as a:

Which of the following best describes the climax of a narrative?

Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of a narrative essay?

The repetition of sounds at the end of a word is called:

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word is called:

Free verse poetry is not written in strict formal patterns

Saying "Oh, fantastic!" when the situation is actually very poor. This is an example of:

All of the following are hyperboles except:

A statement that may seem contradictory but can be true. Beyond that, they can simply be entertaining brain teasers.

“I tried to have a real earnest reasonable talk with him the other day, and tell him how I wished he would let me go..."

He sat up straight and looked at me with such a stern, reproachful look that I could not say another word.

A writing technique in which a subject is introduced then expanded upon by means of repetition and addition of details

A reliable narrator is defined as:

Which of the following are characteristics of the Romanticism movement in literature?

In the Perkins essay, she reveals to her readers that she had a personal experience with the rest cure. An example of:

“In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.”

“A firehouse burns down.” This is an example of:

Mark Twain uses a story to tell another story. What is this an example of?

“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease-- of the joy that kills.” What is this an example of?