English Final Exam

Question 1

Historical Context

Answer 1

the social, cultural, and political environment in which a work is written or set

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

a short, personal sotry used to illustrate a point

Question 3

Diction

Answer 3

author’s word choice

Question 4

Purpose: Audience

Answer 4

group of people it is intended for

Question 5

Purpose: Tone

Answer 5

the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience

Question 6

Rhetorical Question

Answer 6

a question asked to make a point, not for an answer

Question 7

Inverted order (Thanatopsis)

Answer 7

A sentenfce structure where predicater comers before the subject

Question 8

Ellipsis

Answer 8

used to mark the omission of words (…)

Question 9

Ethos/Pathos/Logos

Answer 9

credibility/emotion/logic

Question 10

Allusion

Answer 10

a reference to another work, person, or event

Question 11

Antithesis

Answer 11

a contrast of ideas expressed in a balanced structure

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

reusing words/phrases for emphasis

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

Deliberate exaggeration for effec

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

Question 15

Paradox

Answer 15

A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals a truth.

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Question 17

Internal Conflict

Answer 17

A struggle within a character (e.g., emotional, moral).

Question 18

Suspense

Answer 18

A feeling of tension or anticipation.

Question 19

Satire

Answer 19

The use of humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize.

Question 20

Plot

Answer 20

The sequence of events in a story.

Question 21

Character

Answer 21

A person or being in a story.

Question 22

Setting

Answer 22

The time and place of a story.

Question 23

Theme

Answer 23

The central idea or message of a work.

Question 24

Flashback

Answer 24

A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

Question 25

Foreshadow

Answer 25

– Clues or hints about what will happen later.

Question 26

Inverted Word Order

Answer 26

Changing the usual subject-verb-object order in a sentence.

Question 27

Synoymn

Answer 27

A word with a similar meaning to another.

Question 28

Parallel Structure

Answer 28

Repetition of a grammatical form within a sentence.

Question 29

Peremptory

Answer 29

Commanding or decisive; leaving no opportunity for denial.

Question 30

Latent

Answer 30

Hidden or dormant.

Question 31

Conviction

Answer 31

A firmly held belief.

Question 32

Inmost

Answer 32

Deepest or most private.

Question 33

Outmost

Answer 33

Farthest away.

Question 34

Wrought

Answer 34

Shaped or crafted.

Question 35

Surccase

Answer 35

To stop or end.

Question 36

Lore

Answer 36

Traditional knowledge or stories.

Question 37

Ponderous

Answer 37

Heavy or slow-moving.

Question 38

Edifice

Answer 38

A large, imposing building.

Question 39

Congenial

Answer 39

Pleasant or agreeable

Question 40

Portal

Answer 40

A grand or imposing entrance.