Honors English Final Study Guide

Question 1

a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature

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Allusion

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A comparison of two things to explain or clarify

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Analogy

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Repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses (Ex. Go big or go home)

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Anaphora

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Inversion of the natural sequence of a statement; AKA Yoda speak (Ex. Long I stood there)

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Anastrophe

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The principal opponent or foil of the main character; adversary

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Antagonist

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When a character addresses the audience directly to either express a truth, reveal a feeling, or comment on the events of the story

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Aside

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Repetition of the initial vowel sound of 2 or more nearby words (Ex. between trees bees knees)

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Assonance

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Poetry that does not rhyme but follows a regular meter, most commonly iambic pentameter

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Blank Verse

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The author tells the audience what a character is like (Ex. Bob is your typical average joe).

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Direct Characterization

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The author shows traits through that character’s actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and how other characters react to them.

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Indirect Characterization

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the turning point of the story; the culmination of the previous 2 Acts

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Climax

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The various positive and negative meanings of the same words (Ex. home could be a literal house, or a place where one feels most comfortable)

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Connotation

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The literal meaning of the word (Ex. home means the place you live)

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Denotation

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The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

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Exposition

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A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

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Flashback

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Contrast or reflect another character’s traits, appearance, personality or morals usually by another character; helps us understand another aspect by providing a contrast (Ex. Batman and Superman; SpongeBob and Squidward)

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Foil

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A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature (Ex. don’t judge a book by it’s cover)

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Theme

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The author’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of the work (Ex. formal, comedic, joyful, serious)

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Tone

Question 19

A person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities, but with one fatal flaw

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Tragic Hero

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A character in a story or play who opposes the hero; there could be multiple

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Villain

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When the audience has less information than certain characters

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Dramatic Surprise

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The juxtaposition of 2 or more opposing elements through the parallel grammatical structure (Ex. keep your mouth closed & eyes opened)

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Antithesis

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List of 3 things or actions in a row (Ex. I came, I saw, I conquered)

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Triad

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A short saying that observes a general truth

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Aphormisms

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A clear and descriptive verb that gives more information on what the subject is doing ( "I sprinted upstairs" besides "I went upstairs")

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Vivid/Active verbs

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Tells us what the subject is doing, not receiving any action

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Active voice

Question 27

format for parenthetical citation = "quote" _______

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(Author Page#)

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MLA font size

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12

Question 29

MLA margins

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1 inch all around

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MLA essay header

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Name Teacher Class Date

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MLA Date

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Day Month Year

Question 32

Write January 8th, 2023 in MLA format

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8 January 2023

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MLA font

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Times New Roman

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MLA line spacing

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Double spaced

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MLA header

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Last name page #

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Works cited should be listed in ___ order

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alphabetical

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Citation for a book with one author

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Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

Question 38

Citation for an online article by one author

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Author last name, First name. "Title of Article." Website Name, Publication Date, URL.

Question 39

All citations in a works cited are formatted with a ____ indent

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Hanging

Question 40

When suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted

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Foreshadowing

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A character who exemplifies the traits that his own people and culture find admirable and/or morally good

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Hero

Question 42

makes audiences laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter. Its purpose is to break the monotony, boredom, and tedium

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Humor

Question 43

an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect

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Hyperbole

Question 44

a conclusion you reach by applying logic to the evidence you are given; answer not directly given

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inference

Question 45

visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the senses

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Imagery

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A contrast between expectation and reality; the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Irony

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when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

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Dramatic Irony

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a figure of speech that describes something by saying it's something else. It is not meant to be taken literally.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it (Ex. "the pen is mightier than the sword," [pen substitutes written words; sword represents combat])

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Metonymy

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An extended speech by one person

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Monologue

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____ represent the unknown and people's darkest fears, they make us question what can be called human.

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Monsters

Question 52

the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

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Mood

Question 53

A symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story. ___s can be symbols, sounds, actions, ideas, or words (Ex. fire in Fahrenheit 451)

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Motif

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The narrator tells the story from their own point of view; they are a character within the story (typically the main one)

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1st person Narrator

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Narrator addresses the onlooker or reader directly

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2nd person Narrator

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Narrator speaks with the voice of the author himself, assumes an all-knowing perspective (Ex. diving into private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events)

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3rd person omniscient Narrator

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Narrator has access to only one character's perspective, a limited perspective

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3rd person limited Character

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the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds (Ex. BOOM! Hiss! POW!)

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Onomatopoeia

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an imitation of the style and manner of a particular person or thing

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Parody

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Giving an idea or thing human attributes, feelings, or speech (Ex. My phone is cooperating with me today)

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Personification

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The main character/hero

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Protagonist

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Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect

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Repetition

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End of the story where loose ends are tied up

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Resolution

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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.

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Rhetorical

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the formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of stresses within a line of verse

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Rhythm

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A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest

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Rising Action

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the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets (Ex. laughing at oneself)

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Satire

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A play written by Shakespeare characterized by death and disaster.

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Shakespearean Tragedy

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where two essentially different things compared to one another w/ the use of "like" or "as"

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Simile

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A monologue that is delivered when the character is alone

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Soliloquy

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The thoughts and emotions of a narrator or character are written out such that a reader can track the fluid mental state of these characters (Ex. multiple monologues throughout the story depicting a character's opinion on the situation)

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Stream of Consciousness

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An object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other, deeper meanings.

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Symbol

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The presentation of something being smaller, worse, or not as important as it really is

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Understatement

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An aspect the reader can recognize, interpret and/or analyze

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Reference

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A way of building an arguement from general premises to a conclusion (Ex. B=C, C=D, therefore B=D)

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Deductive Reasoning

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a method of drawing conclusions by going from the specific to the general (Ex. using statistics or quotes to prove a point)

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Inductive Reasoning

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Repetition of grammatical elements (Ex. no pain, no gain; I think therefore I am)

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Parallelism

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Words elicting an emotional response beyond the words literal meaning (Ex. a flower could be connected to happiness and nature)

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Loaded Words

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A short story or an amusing event, either to make the audience laugh or think about the main topic at hand

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Anecdote

Question 81

A ____ makes the comparison by saying that something is LIKE something else; A ______ makes the comparison by saying that something IS something else (Answer: first word, second word)

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Simile, Metaphor

Question 82

the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected

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Situational Irony

Question 83

a statement in which the speaker's words are unsuited with the speaker's intent

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Verbal Irony

Question 84

Repetition of consonant sounds in the BEGINNING of several words (Rocky road; ballistic balls)

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Alliteration

Question 85

the repetition of the same consonant sound in rapid succession ANYWHERE in the word or sentence

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Consonance