English 11 Honors Semester 1 Exam Review

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What is conflict?

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A struggle between two opposing forces.

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What is indirect characterization?

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When the author shows what a character is like through actions, thoughts, and dialogue, requiring the reader to infer the character's traits.

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How do you correctly write the possessive form of the Jones family?

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Jones' cars.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'A man had to use all his skills just to survive.'

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his.

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What is an example of onomatopoeia?

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Boom!

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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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Define simile.

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

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What is the theme of a literary work?

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The central idea or message that the author conveys through the story.

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What is foreshadowing?

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

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What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

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To present the main argument or claim of an essay or paper.