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Final Exam Review 2018

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define this: A word or phrase that is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

2.

To compare something is to...

a)

Show the differences between two things or ideas.

b)

To show how to rebuild a jet engine with only a wrench and self-determination.

c)

Show how it stands alone.

d)

Show the similarity between two things or ideas.

3.

A comparison of two unlike things that continues throughout sentences or paragraphs is called...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Assonance

d)

Extended Metaphor

4.

To contrast something is to...

a)

Show how it is similar

b)

Show how it is wrong

c)

Show how it has a problem

d)

Show how it is different

5.

Alliteration is...

a)

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

b)

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally

c)

When the same letter or sound occurs at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

d)

A scene set in a time that is earlier than the main story.

6.

When one action sparks a reaction, this is called...

a)

alliteration

b)

cause and effect

c)

compare and contrast

d)

parallelism

7.

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally is called...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Epistrophe

d)

Hyperbole

8.

When events are chronological in literature, they are...

a)

in order by time

b)

in order by better to worse

c)

in order randomly

d)

in order by greatest to least

9.

An allusion is...

a)

a comparison using like or as

b)

a reference to history, art or literature outside of the text

c)

a thing that stands for or represents something else

d)

the literal meaning of a word

10.

Diction is...

a)

conversation between two or more people in a story

b)

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

c)

the choice and use of words in a speech or writing

d)

the reason or desire for a character to do something

11.

Personification is...

a)

attribution of human qualities to non-human beings or things

b)

a word or phrase applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable

c)

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

d)

expression designed to call something to mind.

12.

conversation between two or more people in a story is called...

a)

diction

b)

irony

c)

hyperbole

d)

dialogue

13.

How the author feels about the story and subject is called..

a)

mood

b)

assonance

c)

tone

d)

diction

14.

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect is called...

a)

leading question

b)

rhetorical question

c)

guiding question

d)

single question

15.

The appeal to ethics is called...

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

d)

ergos

16.

The appeal to logic is called

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

ergos

17.

The appeal to emotion is called

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

ergos

18.

An onomatopoeia is...

a)

a comparison of one idea to another using the terms like or as

b)

Storytelling where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word "you"

c)

The literal meaning of the word in context

d)

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named

19.

The idea or feeling that a word invokes is called...

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

20.

The literal meaning of the word in context is called...

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

21.

An account of a person's life written by the same person is called a/an...

a)

Epic

b)

Poem

c)

Biography

d)

Autobiography

22.

A poem that tells a story by making voices of a narrator and/or characters is called a/an...

a)

limrick

b)

epic

c)

narrative

d)

haiku

23.

A scene set in a time that is earlier than the main story is called...

a)

Setting

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Theme

d)

Flashback

24.

The message or moral of the story is also know as the...

a)

Theme

b)

Tone

c)

Assonance

d)

Archetype

25.

An archetype is...

a)

how the author tells his or her reader about a character

b)

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

c)

the narrator of a story

d)

a very typical example of a person or thing

26.

When the author tells his or her reader about the character, this is called...

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

27.

When the character's description and/or personality is revealed through a character's speech and/or actions, appearance, etc., this is called...

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

28.

A warning or indication of a future event is called...

a)

flashback

b)

fiction

c)

imagery

d)

foreshadowing

29.

The author of The Crucible is...

a)

George Orwell

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Arthur Miller

d)

Arthur Monroe

30.

"I had fallen through a trap door of depression" is an example of...

a)

irony

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

31.

"I did not do my homework, therefore I received a zero" is an example of...

a)

compare and contrast

b)

review and test

c)

diction

d)

cause and effect

32.

"The moon beamed light and danced in the night" is an example of...

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

theme

33.

PROCTOR: Will you see her taken?

HALE: Proctor, the court is just --

PROCTOR: Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!


This dialogue is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

allusion

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

34.

When the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of every character, it is known as...

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

35.

Storytelling where someone is telling their story directly using the pronoun "I" is called...

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

36.

Storytelling where the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of each character in the story...

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

37.

Storytelling where the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character...

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

38.

The theme of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe is...

a)

Death cannot be stopped

b)

Love is dead

c)

Death cannot conquer love

d)

Poe is dead

39.

In the poem, an unmarried woman is...

a)

a poet

b)

a sepulchre

c)

a seraph

d)

a maiden

40.

in the poem, a male blood relative is...

a)

a maiden

b)

a sepulchre

c)

a seraph

d)

a kinsman

41.

to separate something is to...

a)

create

b)

dissever

c)

distend

d)

dictate

42.

Another word for grave or tombstone is...

a)

seraph

b)

monument

c)

sepulchre

d)

summary

43.

A pure angel is also known as a...

a)

puppy

b)

kitten

c)

seraph

d)

sepulchre

44.

The wind in Annabel Lee is a metaphor for...

a)

blood

b)

illness

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

45.

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

"I was a child, and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea.."

b)

"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams..."

c)

"And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me."

d)

"And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee..."