English 3 Semester Exam Skills Practice 2024

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What is the definition of situational irony?

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A contrast between what a character expects and what really happens.

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What is personification?

Back

The giving of human traits to something that is not human.

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What is plot?

Back

The sequence of events in the story.

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What is the best inference from the statement: 'The Golden Gate Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco.'?

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The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

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What is verbal irony?

Back

When the speaker says one thing and means the opposite.

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the reader or viewer knows more than the characters.

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What is the definition of theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

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

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the definition of a protagonist?

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.