Fall Semester Exam Review PreAP 10th grade

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What is the tone of a passage?

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The author's attitude toward the subject.

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What literary device is used in the following example: 'Are we a nation that tolerates the hypocrisy of a system where workers who pick our fruit and make our beds never have a chance to get right with the law?'

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Rhetorical Question.

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What point of view is used in the following passage: 'Red looked across the prairie. He didn't see anything concerning.'

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Third Person Omniscient.

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What is the tone of the passage: 'This was the last fish we were ever to see Paul catch. My father and I talked about this moment several times later...'

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Peaceful; acceptance of the last time together.

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What do symbols represent?

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All of the above: abstract concepts, layers of meaning, something other than the object itself.

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Define 'diction'.

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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What is 'antithesis'?

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A rhetorical device that contrasts opposing ideas in a balanced way.

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What is 'parallelism'?

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The use of similar structures in two or more clauses.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is 'imagery'?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a visual representation.