Semester Exam

Question 1

Those who oppose the protagonist

Answer 1

Antagonists

Question 2

Error in chronology; person or event is misplaced in regard to other persons or events

Answer 2

Anachronism

Question 3

Comedic break in the serious action when the tension is high

Answer 3

Comic Relief

Question 4

Quality in the arts that arouses the viewer’s sympathy

Answer 4

Pathos

Question 5

Central character in a literary work

Answer 5

Protagonist

Question 6

The last sentence in a paragraph where the writer wraps everything up and connects back to the topic sentence

Answer 6

Clincher Sentence

Question 7

Writing in which the goal is to clarify or explain in order to inform the reader

Answer 7

Exposition

Question 8

Series of sentences unified by a controlling idea that discusses a single topic

Answer 8

Paragraph

Question 9

All the elements in a paragraph or essay contributing to developing a single idea or thesis

Answer 9

Unity

Question 10

The elaboration of an idea through organized discussion supported by examples, detail, and other information

Answer 10

Development

Question 11

Connectors which show equal relationships

Answer 11

Coordinating Conjuctions

Question 12

Connectors which show unequal relationships

Answer 12

Subordinating Conjunctions

Question 13

The glue between ideas that create flow and show relationships among ideas

Answer 13

Transitions

Question 14

Connector which reminds the reader of a thought from one sentence to the next by rephrasing it in a subsequent sentence

Answer 14

Paraphrase

Question 15

The repetition of the sentence patter or of other grammatical structures

Answer 15

Parallel Structure

Question 16

Conjunctions in pairs

Answer 16

Correlatives

Question 17

The organization and connection of ideas in a logical manner

Answer 17

Coherence

Question 18

The act of structuring and ordering points

Answer 18

Organization

Question 19

The people the author intends to hear their message

Answer 19

Audience

Question 20

A reference to another popular work

Answer 20

Allusion

Question 21

A scene in a movie, novel, etc. that is set in a time earlier than the main story.

Answer 21

Flashback

Question 22

A conflict that is between a character and an external force

Answer 22

External Conflict

Question 23

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story

Answer 23

Foreshadow

Question 24

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Answer 24

Hyperbole

Question 25

Sentence which is a direct and definite explanation of the controlling idea stated in the topic sentence

Answer 25

Major Support

Question 26

Sentence which explains the major support in terms of the controlling idea

Answer 26

Minor support

Question 27

A comparison without using like or as

Answer 27

Metaphor

Question 28

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Answer 28

Imagery

Question 29

The forming of a word by imitating the sound the word is referring to

Answer 29

Onomatopoeia

Question 30

An author's reason for writing a work

Answer 30

Purpose

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Symbol

Question 32

The main events or story of a book

Answer 32

Plot

Question 33

The narrator's position in relation to a story being told

Answer 33

Point of View

Question 34

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated

Answer 34

Repetition

Question 35

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing using like or as

Answer 35

Simile

Question 36

The lesson or moral the author intends as their primary message

Answer 36

Theme

Question 37

Most general sentence; states the purpose of the paragraph

Answer 37

Topic Sentence

Question 38

The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject

Answer 38

Tone