Final Exam English I Honors Semester 1 Review

Definition:

The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.

• a)Alliteration

• b)Symbol

• c)Assonance

• d)Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is an analogy?

• a)A study of words.

• b)A comparison between two things

• c)A type of food.

• d)a very short story used for illustrative purposes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What word means:

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

• a)Fact

• b)Statistic

• c)Expert Opinion

• d)Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

Exclaiming, “Awesome!” after failing an exam

• a)verbal irony

• b)dramatic irony

• c)situational irony

• d)none of the above

A pilot with a fear of heights

• a)verbal irony

• b)dramatic irony

• c)situational irony

• d)none of the above

A _____ is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

• parallelism

• pun

• oxymoron

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When a reader/audience is aware of something that the characters are not; when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play....This is called

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues...This is called

• propaganda

• nonlinear plot

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Animal Farm is

• a satire and allegory written by George Orwell.

• a short story about a horse and a pig.

• is a poem about a beautiful farm in Russia.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Romeo & Juliet is

• a poem by George Orwell about two lucky teenagers who fall in love at first sight.

• a parody of one of William Shakespeare's other plays about love and loss.

• a tragedy by William Shakespeare about two "star-crossed lovers" whose passionate love for each other ends in death because of the senseless feud between their families.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10