English Final study

Question 1

What you see

Answer 1

Visual imagery

Question 2

What you hear

Answer 2

Auditory imagery

Question 3

What you smell

Answer 3

Olfactory imagery

Question 4

What you taste

Answer 4

Gustatory imagery

Question 5

What you touch

Answer 5

Tactile imagery

Question 6

The movement in the story

Answer 6

Kinesthetic imagery

Question 7

The words next to each other start with the same sound

Answer 7

Alliteration

Question 8

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”.

Answer 8

Simile

Question 9

A comparison between two unlike things NOT using “like” or “as”

Answer 9

Metaphor

Question 10

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

Answer 10

Personification

Question 11

To emphasize something by exaggerating it

Answer 11

Hyperbole

Question 12

A statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is

Answer 12

Understatement

Question 13

When reality is the opposite of what is expected

Answer 13

Irony

Question 14

A phrase that combines two words that are seemingly opposites or contradictory

Answer 14

Oxymoron

Question 15

A concrete object that represents an abstract concept

Answer 15

Symbol

Question 16

An image, symbol, or idea that repeats itself throughout a work of literature, creating a pattern that develops meaning and/or contributes to a theme

Answer 16

Motif

Question 17

A character or situation of plot that is easily recognizable and used in multiple different stories; it is a character type (e.g. the damsel in distress, the hero, the rebel, etc…)

Answer 17

Archetype

Question 18

The attitude or feelings an author or narrator conveys toward a subject

Answer 18

Tone

Question 19

A reference to elements from an other literature, mythology, or history that makes use of readers’ pre-existing associations and cultural knowledge

Answer 19

Allusion

Question 20

When a significant word or phrase is repeated intentionally, for effect

Answer 20

Repetition

Question 21

Often established a mood or tone. Also draws attention to whatever is being described in detail and can be used to develop symbolism, serve as a motif, or highlight similarities or contrasts.

Answer 21

Imagery

Question 22

What are these examples of_____________ “bittersweet”, “virtual reality”, “clearly misunderstood”, “pretty ugly”, “act natural”, “silent scream”, or “only choice”

Answer 22

Oxymoron

Question 23

What are these examples of _____
“She’s got a heart of gold”, “life is a highway”,”couch potato”, or “a blanket of snow”

Answer 23

Metaphor

Question 24

What are these examples of?
“Heart”, “skull”, “peace”, “lotus” and “infinity”

Answer 24

Symbol

Question 25

These are examples of what? “I could eat a horse”, “this bag weighs a ton”, “i was dying of laughter”, and “I’ve told you hundred times”

Answer 25

Hyperbole

Question 26

What are these examples of? “As busy as a bee”, “as cold as ice”, “cool as a cucumber” and “as brave as a lion”

Answer 26

Simile

Question 27

What are these examples of? “The thunder was rumbling”, “the heart danced”, “the wind howled” and “the sun smiled at them”

Answer 27

Personification

Question 28

What are these examples of? “Living Life”, “bad blood”, “Dunkin’ Donuts”, and “leaping lizards”

Answer 28

Alliteration

Question 29

What are these examples of? “A fire station burns down”, “a pilot is afraid of heights”, “a police station got robbed”, and “an English teacher has poor grammar”

Answer 29

Irony

Question 30

What are these examples of? “After running a marathon and saying your about a bit tired” and someone how is heavily bleeding and saying it’s just a scratch

Answer 30

Understatement