American Literature Final Exam Review

genre

• repetition of vowel sounds

• a kind category, or sort, especially of a literary or artistic work

• a figure of speech by which two words are seemingly contradictory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

parody

• a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing to make fun

• a part of an actors lines intended to be heard only by the audience

• a tendency or inclination that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

oxymoron

• a comparison made between like features of two things

• a type of story with a symbolic or double meaning

• a figure of speech by which two words are seemingly contradictory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

allegory

• a situation that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

• a type of story with a symbolic or double meaning

• an indirect reference to a person, place, or event from history

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

bias

• a tendency that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question

• a type of story with a symbolic or double meaning

• a non-literal expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning of the word or phrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

The phrase "Hit the road." is an example of an ______________.

• idiom

• allusion

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of ________________.

• simile

• hyperbole

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

When the author drops clues along the plot to point at future events this is called ____________________.

• flashback

• exposition

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The evil genius is an example of an _____________________.

• allusion

• allegory

• archetype

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.9

"A chicken farmer's favorite car is a coupe." is an example of _______________.

• hyperbole

• pun

• simile