Sophomore Midyear Review

Which of the following BEST describes the narrator’s mother in the story?

a long, narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

The tone of the following line: “I no longer played in the alley of Waverly Place. I never visited the playground

Each body paragraph needs a

Time and place of the action in a story is

Why does Waverly’s mother instruct the children to throw away the chess set?

The character who stands in opposition to the protagonist is known as

The author directly stating a character’s traits is called

An indirect reference to a well-known literary work that is external to the story

"The Tell-Tale Heart" What does the Villainous Narrator strongly want readers to believe?

The purpose of a hook is to

"Rules of the Game" What is the narrative perspective of this story?

When the main character struggles against an outside force it is called

figure of speech in which words “like” or “as” are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items

The purpose of the conclusion is to

In the story, what does the recurring image of the wind symbolize?

The purpose of analysis requires you to

he point of view that doesn’t see into any character’s thoughts

poetry not written in a regular pattern of meter or rhyme

measured arrangement of beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line

A thesis statement should be

5 Paragraph Essay: The introduction in an expository essay requires

use of words that imitate sounds

What does “the task” refer to when the Narrator says, “So I set about the task”?

a repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem that often share a pattern of rhythm and rhyme

Which of the following best describes the story’s setting?

the author’s attitude towards a subject is

A static character

The turning point of the story is called the

What is Lizabeth’s reaction to her father crying?

a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics

A transition should

Which of the following is the best example of indirect characterization?

A flat character is

The purpose of the introduction is to

When the author uses hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story

A thesis statement should NOT be

Why don’t the children like the marigolds?

A topic sentence

When a character has a conflict with himself or herself it is called

The purpose of a thesis statement is

A conclusion is made of the following parts

"Marigolds" - When Lizabeth says that “memory is an abstract painting,” what does she mean?

The longest section of a story is usually called

The section of the story immediately following the climax

The purpose of the citation after the quote is

the climate of feeling of the work; how the reader feels

“I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger’s eyes in the night.” This is an example of a

Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or subject.

When the Lizabeth reminisces about the Miss Lottie’s marigolds, how does it make her feel?

"Rules of the Game" What reason does Waverly give for her mother dispensing her wisdom?

When a voice outside the story narrates, the story has a

In the story, the game of chess becomes a metaphor for the interpersonal conflict between the protagonist and her mother

An integrated quote consists of

When a character in the story tells the story, that character is a

Which of the following describes the conflict in the story?

"Marigolds" - What is the narrative perspective of this story?

The exposition is

a person, place, or object that has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well

Which of the following characterizes how Waverly approaches learning chess?

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

use of any element of language - a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence more than once

repetition of sounds at the ends of words

repetition of initial consonant sounds

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text

The main conflict in the story can be

There are six components of plot

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line

A dynamic character

imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem

“the perfect ugliness of the place...” This contains a

"Rule of the Game" What is the main lesson which the narrator believes she was taught by her mother?

Which of the following does the Narrator do LAST?

third person point of view which shows the reader the events of the story through the perspective of 1 character

How does Lizabeth view poverty?

When the police first arrive, how does the Narrator feel?

The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work is called

A single line of poetry is called a

Each body paragraph should include

The theme of a story is

The main character in a literary work is called a

“God was chary with miracles in those days, and so we waited-and waited.” What are they waiting for?

How did the police know to come to the Old Man’s house?

Why are the children drawn to Miss Lottie?

What reason does Waverly give for not fully understanding her family’s socio-economic situation as a child?