Semester One Final

Question 1

The general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result.

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Irony

Question 2

the state or character of being undecided or doubtful

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Suspense

Question 3

The act of declaring or indicating in advance; especially : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason

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Predict

Question 4

to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand

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Foreshadow

Question 5

the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: as

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Symbolism

Question 6

A form of language that is not standard

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Dialect

Question 7

Long work of fiction

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Novel

Question 8

Longer then a short story shorter than a novel

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Novella

Question 9

Short work of fiction

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Short story

Question 10

used to convince the reader of a writer’s argument(s) relating to a debatable issue….

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Persuasive essay

Question 11

aim of essay is to describe a course of events from a subjective vantage point, and may be written in…

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Narrative essay

Question 12

is a type of writing, the purpose of which is to inform, explain, describe, or define the author’s subject to the…

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Expository

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essay means narration, explanation and description of the essay.It is your personal statement that speaks about your life, your experiences, …

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Autobiographical essay

Question 14

an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building)

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Biography

Question 15

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude

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DYnamic character

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character is a minor character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story.

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Flat

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Has many character traits

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Round

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One character trait

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Static

Question 19

Type of character that is described

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Direct characterization

Question 20

Type of character that is described indirectly

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Indirect characterization

Question 21

I and we are used in this form of point of view

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1st

Question 22

From point of view of character

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Third person limited

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From point of view of narrator thy seem to know everything

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3rd person omniscient

Question 24

Three types of conflict

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Man vs. man
Man vs. nature
Man vs. self

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Conflict the character has with themselves about decisions

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Internal

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Conflict with others

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External conflict

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Where the story takes place

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Setting

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Moral of the story or message the author is trying to convey

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Theme

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Problem of the story

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Plot

Question 30

The characters are introduced and such

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Exposition

Question 31

When the climax resides and the problem is fixed

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Resolution

Question 32

The suspenseful part of the story

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Climax

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Begins question

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Interrogative

Question 34

Pronoun refers to person speaking, I, me, my

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Personal

Question 35

This that these those

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Demonstrative

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Intensitive

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Self or selves

Question 37

Begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence.

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Relative

Question 38

Links subject with predicate

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Linking verb

Question 39

Has a direct object

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Transitive

Question 40

Has no direct object

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Intransitive

Question 41

Frank, a very young boy, is going up next. is an example of what phrase

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Appositive

Question 42

We went to go shopping is an example of what kind of phrase

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Infinitive

Question 43

Swimming right after eating is bad. What is this phrase an example of

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Gerund phrase

Question 44

Thinking about how great it would be if they could go shopping, the girls carried on with the chores is an example of what kind of phrase

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Participial

Question 45

The dog that is acting very angry is an example of what kind of phrase

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Adjective

Question 46

They go shopping occasionally for purses

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Adverb

Question 47

Tommy scrubbed the bathroom tile until his arms ached.

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Adverb clause

Question 48

Why Fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister Melanie

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Adjective

Question 49

Author of Sonata for Harp an Bicycle

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Joan Aiken

Question 50

Theme of Sonata for Harp an Bicycle

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Love transcends death

Question 51

Author of the Washwoman

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Isaac Beshevis Singer

Question 52

Theme of The Washwoman

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Perseverance, consistency, respect for others, hard work

Question 53

Author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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James Thurbur

Question 54

Theme of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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Escape from reality, escaping problems via fantasizing

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Author of The Most Dangerous Game

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Richard Connel

Question 56

Theme of The Most Dangerous Game

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Value of human life

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Author of The Necklace

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Guy de Maupassant

Question 58

Theme of The Necklace

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Be grateful or what you have

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Author of The Gift of the Magi

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O. Henry

Question 60

Theme of The Gift of the Magi

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Material things aren't as important as love

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Author of Blues Ain't No Mocking Bird

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Toni Cade Bambara

Question 62

Theme of Blues Ain't No Mocking Bird

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Respect people's privacy

Question 63

Author of The Cask of Amontillado

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Edgar Allen Poe

Question 64

Theme of The Cask of Amontillado

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Revenge

Question 65

Author of White House Diary

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Ladybird Johnson