EOC

Question 1

epic simile

Answer 1

elaborate comparison of two unlike things

Question 2

meter

Answer 2

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

Question 3

assonance

Answer 3

repetition of vowel sounds

Question 4

consonance

Answer 4

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 5

ode

Answer 5

formal lyric poem with a serious theme

Question 6

elegy

Answer 6

poem mourning the death of someone

Question 7

sonnet

Answer 7

14 line lyric poem

Question 8

blank verse

Answer 8

un-rhymed poem

Question 9

folklore

Answer 9

story used to show a culture’s beliefs, values, history, etc.

Question 10

novella

Answer 10

between short story and novel thats fiction

Question 11

parable

Answer 11

tale that teaches a moral

Question 12

aside

Answer 12

short remark addressed to the audience

Question 13

editorial

Answer 13

article stating an opinion

Question 14

exposition

Answer 14

the background information given to help the reader understand the story

Question 15

denouement

Answer 15

events that occur after the resolution

Question 16

prose

Answer 16

everyday language

Question 17

verbal irony

Answer 17

contrast between what is stated and what is actually meant

Question 18

Situational irony

Answer 18

A contrast between what you expect to happen and what actually does

Question 19

Dramatic irony

Answer 19

When the reader knows something the characters do not

Question 20

1st person narrator

Answer 20

The person telling the story is in the story

Question 21

3rd person omniscient

Answer 21

All knowing narrator

Question 22

3rd person limited

Answer 22

Narrator sees the world through only one persons eyes and thoughts

Question 23

Genre

Answer 23

A category of literature

Question 24

Dialect

Answer 24

Speech that represents a certain group

Question 25

Epithet

Answer 25

A descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone

Question 26

Euphemism

Answer 26

Substitution of a pleasant expression for a harsh one (pass away and die)

Question 27

Pseudonym

Answer 27

False name

Question 28

Anachronism

Answer 28

An event or detail out of its proper time

Question 29

Poignant

Answer 29

Hits you painfully in the feelings

Question 30

Lampoon

Answer 30

Attack someone sarcastically

Question 31

Cacophony

Answer 31

Discordant or harsh sounds used for poetic affect