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English Terms I
Test Description: Review of English Terms
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1) This falling spray of snow-flakes is / a handful of dead Februaries
A
Februaries can't die like humans can; therefore it is an example of personification
B
Snow can't spray; therefore, it is an example of metaphor
C
Februaries can't be like snow; therefore, it is a simile
D
You can't hold Februaries in your hand; therefore
2) What does the author mean by: Time is a green orchard.
A
time only exists just before events happen like just before an orchard blooms
B
time only happens in nature so you have to go outside to experience it
C
time is frozen in springtime just like life
D
time is always new and beginning like spring so one can always look forward
3) What does the writer want us to understand by these lines: An old lump of snow melted in the corner. The chirping crickets filled the empty night air. I was awoken by the pleasing scent of the bacon as it wafted down the hallway.
A
how an experience can be sensory and how we can understand an experience through metaphor
B
how an experience can be sensory and how we can understand it through alliteration
C
how an experience can be sensory and we can understand it through imagery
D
how an experience can be sensory and how we can understand an experience through simile
4) third person omniscient
A
a comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise unalike
B
a character or force that goes against the main character and tries to stop him/her from achieving the goal.
C
the part of the drama/story, which sets the stage for the climax
D
a narrator who knows all and can reveal motivations, thoughts and feelings of more than one character
5) simile
A
when a person says one thing and means another (also called sarcasm)
B
appears contradictory or opposed to common sense, but contains a degree of truth or validity
C
makes a comparison by saying one thing is like or as something else
D
a comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise unalike
6) allusion
A
occurs when some person or force in the play opposes the protagonist.
B
a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumed to be commonly known, such as an event. book, myth, place or wo
C
the thing to which a writer is comparing his/her subject in a metaphor
D
a part represents the whole: hands = person--all hands on deck
7) implied metaphor
A
a contradiction of terms
B
a comparison in which the tenor or the vehicle (or in some rare cases both) are left out for the reader to infer
C
to examine critically, carefully, and in detail
D
a comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise unalike
8) plot
A
the part of the story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the
B
speaker addresses remarks to a dead person, an absent person or a non-human object
C
a story in which characters, events, and places stand for ideas, qualities or other events with the overall purpose of teac
D
the structure of a story. The sequence in which the story is told.
9) paradox
A
choice of words; denotative and connotative meanings
B
appears contradictory or opposed to common sense, but contains a degree of truth or validity
C
exaggerated statements to make a point.
D
when a person says one thing and means another (also called sarcasm)
10) verbal irony
A
choice of words; denotative and connotative meanings
B
a contradiction of terms
C
when a person says one thing and means another (also called sarcasm)
D
the thing to which a writer is comparing his/her subject in a metaphor
11) allegory
A
the part of the story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the
B
a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumed to be commonly known, such as an event. book, myth, place or wo
C
a story in which characters, events, and places stand for ideas, qualities or other events with the overall purpose of teac
D
speaker addresses remarks to a dead person, an absent person or a non-human object
12) hyperbole
A
xaggerated statements to make a point.
B
choice of words; denotative and connotative
C
generally anything that represents or stands for something else
D
repetition of identical beginning consonant sounds
13) rising action
A
a story in which characters, events, and places stand for ideas, qualities or other events with the overall purpose of teac
B
the part of the drama/story, which sets the stage for the climax
C
the part of the story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the
D
author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.
14) alliteration
A
repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds - “A land laid waste with all its young men slain”
B
a part represents the whole: hands = person--all hands on deck
C
a play on words
D
repetition of identical beginning consonant sounds
15) synecdoche
A
a part represents the whole: hands = person--all hands on deck
B
object is used to represent something to which it is closely related
C
a contradiction of terms
D
use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
16) analyze
A
literature about real people, places and events
B
use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
C
double meanings
D
to examine critically, carefully, and in detail
17) diction
A
double meanings
B
an author's use of clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story.
C
choice of words; denotative and connotative meanings
D
direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings: sink-swim; best-worst
18) symbols
A
generally anything that represents or stands for something else
B
the hero or central character of a literary work
C
the thing to which a writer is comparing his/her subject in a metaphor
D
use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
19) apostrophe
A
speaker addresses remarks to a dead person, an absent person or a non-human object
B
occurs when some person or force in the play opposes the protagonist.
C
ironic minimizing of fact; presents something as less important that it is
D
a part represents the whole: hands = person--all hands on deck
20) analogy
A
the outcome of a situation in a story is the opposite of what is expected
B
object is used to represent something to which it is closely related
C
the structure of a story. The sequence in which the story is told.
D
a comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise unalike
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