ELA FINAL REVIEW - Terms & Grammar

1.     Which of the following is not an element of a short story?

• A.     plot

• B.     characters

• C.     theme

• D.    genre

2.     Which of the following examples of figurative language makes a comparison without using the words like or as?

• A.     simile

• B.     metaphor

• C.     personification

• D.    hyperbole

3.  The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?

        “Ellie enjoys elegant elephants”.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

 Details and examples in writing are also referred to as

• A.     evidence

• B.     adjectives

• C.     fragments

• D.    arguments

   

 Where is the correct placement for a thesis or claim in a formal essay? 

•      A.    the first sentence of the essay

• B.    the last sentence of the introduction

• C.    the first sentence of the paragraph subsequent to the introduction

• D.    none of the above statements are correct

 A character that changes throughout a story or novel is called a

• A.     static character

• B.     dynamic character

• C.     flat character

• D.    moving  character

   A literary device that often reveals a moral or hidden meaning is called

• A.     an allegory

• B.     an alliteration

• C.     a metaphor

• D.    a symbol

  Which is not part of a plot map”

• A.   rising action

• B.   theme

• C.   climax

• D.   exposition

Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme is called

• A.  a couplet

• B.  refrain

• C.  septet

•   D. rhymed verse

 An exaggerated or overstatement like, “I love you to the moon and back” or I’m so 

      hungry, I could eat a horse” is called

•       A.     a metaphor

• B.     alliteration

• C.     hyperbole

• D.    oxymoron