English Final 2025

Question 1

A question asked by the writer that is not expected to be answered aloud. It evokes reflection.

Answer 1

Rhetorical Question

Question 2

Using patriotic appeals for freedom.

Answer 2

Liberty Rhetoric

Question 3

How the author establishes good reasoning to make the document/speech make sense; this includes major points, use of evidence, syllogisms, examples, evidence, facts, statistics, etc.; text focused.

Answer 3

Logos

Question 4

How the author appeals to the audience’s emotion; audience-focused.

Answer 4

Pathos

Question 5

How the author develops credibility and trust; author-focused.

Answer 5

Ethos

Question 6

• A sentence found at the beginning of a paragraph
• It lets the reader know what the paragraph will be about

Answer 6

Topic Sentence

Question 7

a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.

Answer 7

Allusion

Question 8

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

Answer 8

Hyperbole

Question 9

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

Answer 9

Simile

Question 10

A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. Unlike a simile, it does not contain the words like or as.

Answer 10

Metaphor

Question 11

Giving human characteristics and qualities to an animal, an object, or an idea.

Answer 11

Personification

Question 12

an interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time. This technique provides information that can help the reader better understand a character’s current situation.

Answer 12

Flashback

Question 13

an expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words.

Answer 13

Idiom

Question 14

Hints or clues about events that will happen later. It creates suspense and makes the reader eager to find out what happens next.

Answer 14

Foreshadowing

Question 15

Consists of words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s five senses. Writers Use this to help the reader imagine how things feel, look, smell, sound, and taste.

Answer 15

Imagery

Question 16

a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.

Answer 16

Irony

Question 17

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. Descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language all influence the attitude of the work.

Answer 17

Mood

Question 18

The repetition of sounds at the end of words. Words rhyme when their accented vowels and the letters that follow have identical sounds.

Answer 18

Rhyme

Question 19

A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis and unity. It often helps to reinforce the meaning and create an appealing rhythm.

Answer 19

Repetition

Question 20

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Poets use this to bring out the musical quality of language, to emphasize ideas, and to create moods.

Answer 20

Rhythm

Question 21

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Answer 21

Alliteration

Question 22

the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings.

Answer 22

Onomatopoeia

Question 23

a person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself.

Answer 23

Symbol

Question 24

expresses the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.

Answer 24

Tone

Question 25

states the paragraph’s main idea; all of the other sentences in the paragraph provide supporting details.

Answer 25

Topic Sentence

Question 26

a message about life or human nature that the writer wants readers to understand.

Answer 26

Theme

Question 27

a statement that is the main proposition that a writer attempts to support in a piece of writing.

Answer 27

Thesis

Question 28

words and phrases that help show how events or ideas are related. They help create the flow of the writing.

Answer 28

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