Final Exam Review

What is a simile?

• A comparison with like or as.

• A comparison without using like or as.

• Giving humanlike qualities to an object.

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of a word.

Freddy French fired five fabulous free throws.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Read paragraph 23.

Like two riders trying to hop into the same taxi, synthetic fats compete with essential fatty acids for entry into your metabolic pathways, with processed fats muscling essential fats out of the way most of the time. This metabolic mix-up undermines the healing powers of essential fatty acids.

What is the effect of the simile on the overall passage?

• It draws a connection between the nutritional values of synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.

• It highlights that synthetic fats are more prevalent and accessible than most essential fatty acids.

• It poses a topic for future scientific inquiry about the relationships between synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.

• It expresses the scientific point that consuming synthetic fats leaves little room for the nourishment provided by essential fatty acids.

The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

The band played to a small crowd at the concert.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

A ____ character is deep and layered character in a story and are interesting because they feel like real people.

• Flat

• Stock

• Round

• Confidant

Often the protagonists of the novel, ______ characters end the story as different people than they were at its beginning.

• Flat

• Dynamic

• Confidant

• Static

In "Harrison Bergeron", the only character who changes throughout the story is the ballerina. She breaks out of her handicaps and joins Harrison toward the end of the story. She might be considered...which type of character?

• Flat
• Round
• Dynamic
• Static

In "To Build a Fire", little is known about the man. He might be considered, what type of character?

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Flat
• Round

What is theme?

• The universal idea of the story.

• The protagonist of the story.

• The plot.

• The sequence of events