English 1 final exam

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

The repetition of vowel sounds.

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

An exaggeration to make a point.

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

Words that create a mental image.

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A comparison between two unlike things to make a point.

Question 6

Mood

Answer 6

The feeling a poem creates in the reader through words and descriptions.

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Words that sound like what they mean.

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Giving human characteristics to something not human.

Question 9

Repetition

Answer 9

Repeating a word or phrase within a poem.

Question 10

Rhyme

Answer 10

When two words sound similar.

Question 11

Symbol

Answer 11

A person, place, thing, or idea used to represent something else.

Question 12

Plot

Answer 12

The sequence of events that compose a story

Question 13

Exposition

Answer 13

The beginning of the story

Question 14

Conflict

Answer 14

Struggle/problem between two opposing forces

Question 15

Rising action

Answer 15

Action leading up to the climax

Question 16

Climax

Answer 16

The most exciting part of the story

Question 17

Falling action

Answer 17

The events that follow the climax

Question 18

Resolution

Answer 18

The end of the story

Question 19

Biography

Answer 19

Writing that tells the facts of a person’s life.

Question 20

Autobiography

Answer 20

Writing that tells the facts about a person’s own life.

Question 21

Memoir

Answer 21

Stories written about specific moments in a person’s life.

Question 22

Essay

Answer 22

Writing that discusses a particular subject.

Question 23

Speech

Answer 23

A spoken essay that is often written down.

Question 24

Logos

Answer 24

Appeal to logic or reason.
Often presents facts or numbers to help appeal to the audiences’ intellectual side.
Everyday arguments often rely on logos.

Question 25

Ethos

Answer 25

Appeal to credibility or image. A person will often list their accomplishments and accolades to convince someone to buy their product/or believe their claim. Is this someone you can trust? Why?

Question 26

Pathos

Answer 26

Appeal to the audience’s emotions. Often direct, simple, and very effective. These appeals touch a nerve and not only convince people to listen but to act on their emotions. Can be any emotions: love, fear, anger, etc.

Question 27

Monologue

Answer 27

A long speech by an actor in a play or movie.

Question 28

Soliloquy

Answer 28

When a character speaks their thoughts out loud while alone on stage.

Question 29

Aside

Answer 29

When a character says something away from the other characters and toward the audience.

Question 30

Pun

Answer 30

A play on words

Question 31

Prologue

Answer 31

The introduction section of a play

Question 32

Allusion

Answer 32

A reference to someone or something from history, literature, mythology, or the Bible.

Question 33

Comic relief

Answer 33

Funny moments that break the tension of a serious moment

Question 34

Foil

Answer 34

A character who contrasts with another character

Question 35

Chorus

Answer 35

A group of actors who comment on the events of the play through song and dance.

Question 36

Tragedy

Answer 36

A drama that focuses on the hardships of the human experience.

Question 37

Tragic Hero

Answer 37

The hero in a tragedy (usually the protagonist). He will most likely experience some sort of hardship or challenge that will affect his life and which he has little control over.

Question 38

Catharsis

Answer 38

An action that lets out emotions.