English IV Semester I Exam

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What is the term for the environment or surrounding in which a story takes place?

Back

The time and location where events occur

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What is a common characteristic of a ballad?

Back

It often includes a refrain or repeated lines

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In a story, who or what opposes the main character?

Back

the adversary or opponent of the protagonist

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Plot

Back

action or sequence of events in a story

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What is the central message or insight about life that a writer conveys through a story?

Back

A theme or underlying message about life

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What was the primary characteristic of the feudal system in medieval Europe?

Back

A hierarchical system where land was exchanged for service and loyalty

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What is a kenning in literature?

Back

A metaphorical phrase used to replace a common noun

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Caesura

Back

a break or pause in the middle of a line of verse

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Satire

Back

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, and other devices in order to criticize or ridicule

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What term describes the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code?

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Chivalry