STAAR ENGLISH II ESSENTIAL TERMS MULTIPLE CHOICE

What does the term "attitude" refer to?

• A simple mental state involving actions

• A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings

• A physical state involving movements

• A temporary state of mind

How would you define "characterize"?

• To ignore the qualities of something

• To describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of

• To hide the peculiarities of something

• To compare two different things

What does "express" mean?

• To hide beliefs or opinions

• To communicate beliefs or opinions

• To ignore personal views

• To suppress emotions

What does it mean to "highlight" something?

• To move into the background

• To move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

• To ignore it completely

• To make it less visible

How is "viewpoint" defined?

• A qualitative change

• A mental position from which things are considered

• The act of examining resemblances

• A personal belief or judgment

What does the term "symbolize" mean?

• To express directly by an image, form, or model

• To express indirectly by an image, form, or model

• To express through words only

• To express through actions only

What does "diction" refer to?

• The manner in which something is expressed in numbers

• The manner in which something is expressed in words

• The manner in which something is expressed in images

• The manner in which something is expressed in gestures

What is the continuation from one line of verse into the next line called?

• Enjambment

• Aside

• Syntax

• Rising action

Who is the principal character in a play, movie, novel, or poem?

• Trickster

• Hero

• Hubris

• Stanza

What does the term "hubris" refer to?

• Overbearing pride or presumption

• A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

• A fixed number of lines in a poem

• The repetition of similar vowels