English I Semester Review 1

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

• Synonym

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Diction

Which connotation is MORE positive?

We saw ______ animals at the zoo.

• Interesting

• Weird

Which connotation is MORE negative?

It made me feel _______.

• Uneasy

• Frightened

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• Diction

• Mood

"Ten more steps. Eight. Seven. We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession. Only four more steps. Three. There it was now, very close to us, the pit and its flames" (31)

What is the mood of this passage?

• Joyful

• Optimistic

• Angry

• Gloomy

"It was a beautiful day in May. The fragrances of spring were in the air. The sun was setting" (40)

What is the mood of this passage? What word or phrase best supports your answer?

• Energetic; "spring"

• Blissful; "beautiful day in May"

• Indifferent; "fragrances"

• Sad; "sun was setting"

Language that we use in everyday speech, casual and relaxed

• formal

• informal

• slang

Language that is free of slang, idioms, colloquialisms, and contractions; often contains polysyllabic words and sophisticated syntax; used in professional meetings, speeches, academic writings, and so forth.

• formal

• informal

• slang

I stand amid the beauty

Of waves brushing the shore,

And I hold within my hand

Grains of golden sand--

How many! How they flow

Through my fingers to their home below…

This re-written stanza conveys what kind of tone?

• a. uncertain

• b. realistic

• c. happy

• d. nostalgic