EOC Terms Review

A passage's theme is...

• the lesson the writer wants you to learn

• the main topic of the piece

• an analysis of the rhetoric used

A poem's rhyme scheme is...

• an analysis of which lines rhyme together

• a discussion of the poet's imagery

• a recitation of the most emotionally volatile lines of the poem

Personification is...

• when a non-human being is given human triats

• when a series of words in a passage all begin with the same letter

• when a series of figurative language devices are used consecutively

Connotation is...

• how you connect to a word based on your emotions and past experiences

• how the dictionary defines a word

• similar to a metaphor, but utilized mostly in flash fiction

When analyzing a passage's diction, you must primarily consider...

• what words the author has chosen

• the year and global context in which the piece was written

• the pacing of the text, for example the creation of suspense

Which of the following phrases has the most depressing diction, do you think?

• The plastic's presence was detrimental to the ecosystem.

• The plastic bag drifted morosely across the dimly-lit sky-- a metaphor for the destruction that was coming.

• Someone should have thought to move that grocery bag. Now it's all gross. Ugh.

Characterization is...

• the process by which the reader finds out what kind of person a character is

• when a real life person is turned into a character in a story without their express permission

• when a non-human being is given human traits