Midterm

Question 0

Describing a word using like or as

Answer 0

Simile

Question 1

Describing a word not using like or as

Answer 1

Metaphor

Question 2

Describing a non human with human descriptions

Answer 2

Personification

Question 3

A symbol for something

Answer 3

Symbolism

Question 4

Surprising contradictions

Answer 4

Irony

Question 5

A gross exaggerating

Answer 5

Hyperbole

Question 6

Words describing a scene

Answer 6

Imagery

Question 7

Where the story takes place

Answer 7

Setting

Question 8

Describing a character without stating it directly

Answer 8

Indirect characterization

Question 9

Describing a character by stating it directly

Answer 9

Direct characterization

Question 10

A character that does not change

Answer 10

Static character

Question 11

A complex character

Answer 11

Dynamic character

Question 12

A character that encounters conflict and is changed by it

Answer 12

Round character

Question 13

A minor character that does not go through change, usually just helps the main character

Answer 13

Flat character

Question 14

The subject of a book

Answer 14

Theme

Question 15

An abstract idea; a general notion

Answer 15

Concept

Question 16

The way that the author feels about the characters in a story

Answer 16

Tone

Question 17

The overall feeling of the story

Answer 17

Mood

Question 18

The beginning of a story

Answer 18

Exposition

Question 19

A related series of action leading up to the climax of the story

Answer 19

Rising action

Question 20

The main event of the story

Answer 20

Climax

Question 21

The events after the climax of a story

Answer 21

Falling action

Question 22

The problem of the story has been solved; ending of the story

Answer 22

Resolution

Question 23

The main issue of a story

Answer 23

Conflict

Question 24

How the story is being told

Answer 24

Point of view

Question 25

Showing vague hints on what will happen in the story

Answer 25

Foreshadowing

Question 26

Passing reference or indirect mension to a subject

Answer 26

Allusion

Question 27

When the audience knows what is going to happen in the story, but the characters don't

Answer 27

Suspense

Question 28

The way something is expressed in words

Answer 28

Diction

Question 29

Using the same letter of every word in a sentence; she sells sea shells by the sea shore

Answer 29

Alliteration

Question 30

The repetition of a vowel; Would You Know how oatmeal looks?

Answer 30

Assosonance

Question 31

The repetition of a consonant; All gorillas called Al like Linda's

Answer 31

Consonance

Question 32

a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.; home means family, loving, and security

Answer 32

Connotation

Question 33

A word that imitates the sound of a thing; bark, meow, woof, click, bang

Answer 33

Onomatopoeia

Question 34

A verse of a poem

Answer 34

Stanza

Question 35

A pattern of rhymes at the end of a poem or song

Answer 35

Rhyme scheme

Question 36

A poems underlying structure

Answer 36

Meter

Question 37

What is the first "T" in TP-CASTT?

Answer 37

Title: consider the title and snake a prediction on what the poem is about

Question 38

What does the "P" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 38

Paraphrase: translate the poem line by line into your own words on a literal level. Look for complete thoughts and look up unfamiliar words

Question 39

What does the "C" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 39

Connotation: Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal. Look for imager, figurative language, and sound elements

Question 40

What does the "A" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 40

Attitude/ Tone: notice the speakers tone and attitude. Humor? Sarcasm? Awe?

Question 41

What doesn't the "S" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 41

Shifts: note any shifts or changes in speaker or attitude.

Question 42

What does the second "T" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 42

Title: examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level

Question 43

What does the last "T" in TP-CASTT mean?

Answer 43

Theme: briefly state In your own words what the poem is about, then what the poem is saying about the subject