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Semester 1 Vocabulary Final (2023)

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Events that follow the climax in which tension decreases.
a)
falling action
b)
rising action
c)
resolution
d)
exposition
2.
A character or force in conflict with the main character.
a)
plot
b)
protagonist
c)
antagonist
d)
novel
3.
A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
a)
literal language
b)
novella
c)
figurative language
d)
rising action
4.
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.
a)
exposition
b)
plot
c)
resolution
d)
novel
5.
Chief character in a dramatic or narrative work, usually trying to accomplish some objective or working toward some goal.
a)
antagonist
b)
biography
c)
plot
d)
protagonist
6.
A form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what their words denote.
a)
novella
b)
biography
c)
literal language
d)
figurative language
7.
A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
a)
irony
b)
prose
c)
mood
d)
theme
8.
A speaker or character who tells a story.
a)
prose
b)
irony
c)
imagery
d)
narrator
9.
Point of view in which the narrator is an outsider and which presents the feelings and thoughts of only one character, presenting only the actions of all remaining characters.
a)
point of view
b)
third person omniscient
c)
third person limited
d)
theme
10.
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
a)
irony
b)
theme
c)
prose
d)
setting
11.
A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.
a)
irony
b)
prose
c)
imagery
d)
mood
12.
Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal sense of a character's personality to the reader.
a)
dramatic irony
b)
characterization
c)
imagery
d)
narrator
13.
Point of view in which an all-knowing narrator who is privy to the thoughts and actions of any or all characters.
a)
first person point of view
b)
third person omniscient
c)
point of view
d)
third person limited
14.
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
a)
verbal irony
b)
setting
c)
irony
d)
dramatic irony
15.
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
a)
theme
b)
mood
c)
irony
d)
prose
16.
Dictionary definition of a word.
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
metaphor
d)
nonfiction
17.
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse.
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
denotation
d)
fiction
18.
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
symbolism
d)
mood
19.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
a)
fiction
b)
connotation
c)
nonfiction
d)
personification
20.
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
a)
allusion
b)
aliteration
c)
tone
d)
fiction
21.
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
a)
fiction
b)
tone
c)
simile
d)
mood
22.
A figure of speech comparing two different things which does not use "like" or "as".
a)
metaphor
b)
tone
c)
denotation
d)
mood
23.
A character that does not grow or change throughout the story, that ends as he/ she began.
a)
flat character
b)
dynamic character
c)
round character
d)
static character
24.
A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character(protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of this type or character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only.
a)
aside
b)
foil
c)
epithet
d)
soliloquy
25.
A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work.
a)
dynamic character
b)
round character
c)
flat character
d)
static character
26.
A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.
a)
round character
b)
static character
c)
flat character
d)
dynamic character
27.
A form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party.
a)
rebuttal
b)
repitition
c)
rhetoric
d)
credible
28.
The author's intention or objective in a piece of writing.
a)
rhetoric
b)
purpose
c)
analogy
d)
claim
29.
Guessing or forecasting what will happen in the future based on current facts of evidence.
a)
credible
b)
prediction
c)
repetition
d)
diction
30.
Repeating a key word or idea for emphasis
a)
repetition
b)
rhetoric
c)
prediction
d)
rebuttal
31.
From the Greek for "orator" this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.
a)
credible
b)
repetition
c)
logic
d)
rhetoric
32.
A fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence.
a)
ad hominem
b)
circular reasoning
c)
connotation
d)
bandwagon
33.
A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
a)
bias
b)
connotation
c)
assertion
d)
bandwagon
34.
Tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions in stead of logic or reason.
a)
ethos
b)
fallacy
c)
emotional appeal
d)
appeal to pity
35.
An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
a)
pathos
b)
fallacy
c)
bias
d)
logos
36.
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.
a)
assertion
b)
conviction
c)
bandwagon
d)
connotation
37.
This type of fallacy uses the audience's sympathy, concern, or guilt in order to overwhelm their sense of logic.
a)
ad hominem
b)
pathos
c)
appeal to pity
d)
assertion
38.
A Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals.
a)
ethos
b)
bias
c)
logos
d)
pathos
39.
A writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument; "It's a simple question of" "It all boils down to". If an issue is controversial, it is not simple.
a)
assertion
b)
conviction
c)
oversimplification
d)
overgeneralization
40.
A Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; One of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals.
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
bias
d)
pathos
41.

an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack; name-calling

a)

ad hominem

b)

overgeneraliztion

c)

allusion

d)

emotional appeal

42.

a dramatic convention by which an actor directly addresses the audience but it is not supposed to be heard by the other actors on the stage

a)

monologue

b)

aside

c)

soliloquy

d)

dialogue

43.

a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific

a)

claim

b)

characterization

c)

bias

d)

circular reasoning

44.

an assertion, usually supported by evidence

a)

counterclaim

b)

rebuttal

c)

credible

d)

claim

45.

that point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the conflict is resolved

a)

soliloquy

b)

exposition

c)

falling action

d)

climax

46.

a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

a)

position/stance

b)

claim

c)

counterclaim

d)

dramatic irony

47.

able to be trusted in or believed

a)

expert testimony

b)

credible

c)

ad hominem

d)

purpose

48.

an author's choice of words; since words have specific meanings, and since one's choice of words can affect feelings, a writer's choice of words can have great impact in a literary work; the writer, therefore, must choose his words carefully

a)

diction

b)

denotation

c)

dynamic character

d)

credible

49.

in this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

irony

50.

appeals to an audience's sense of morality/trust; achieved by projecting an image of credibility which supports the speaker's position; a Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals

a)

ethos

b)

appeal to pity

c)

purpose

d)

characterization

51.

comes from people who are acknowledged authorities in their fields

a)

pathos

b)

expert testimony

c)

round character

d)

dynamic character

52.

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

a)

narrator

b)

third person limited

c)

third person objective

d)

first person point of view

53.

the series of related events in a story or play, sometimes called the storyline

a)

irony

b)

exposition

c)

plot

d)

dynamic character

54.

a set of conflicts and crises that constitute the part of a play's or story's plot leading up to the climax

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

55.

closing of the story that ties everything together

a)

rising action

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

exposition

56.

Implies or suggests the comparison between the two thing without stating it directly (without using a form of to be)

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

implied metaphor

57.

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

a)

hyperbole

b)

emotional appeal

c)

symbolism

d)

point of view

58.

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected

a)

irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

imagery

d)

situational irony

59.

description that appeals to the senses (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile)

a)

imagery

b)

figurative language

c)

mood

d)

characterization

60.

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

a)

repetition

b)

prediction

c)

flashback

d)

foreshadow

61.

a voice which is which is significantly unknowledgeable, biased, childish, and ignorant, which purposely tries to deceive the readers

a)

first person point of view

b)

round character

c)

unreliable narrator

d)

narrator

62.

the perspective from which a story is told

a)

characterization

b)

dialogue

c)

sililoquy

d)

point of view

63.

the narrator's observations are based on the actions and words of the characters in the story

a)

third person omniscient

b)

third person objective

c)

third person limited

d)

first person point of view

64.

a literary device in which the plot goes ahead of time

a)

flashback

b)

imagery

c)

foreshadow

d)

flash forward

65.

interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative

a)

flashback

b)

climax

c)

hyperbole

d)

motif

66.

an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

a)

motif

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

imagery

67.

a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction

a)

tragedy

b)

plot

c)

tragic flaw

d)

soliloquy

68.

a weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero

a)

irony

b)

hyperbole

c)

tragic flaw

d)

aside

69.

a long speech spoken by a single character to to address other characters present in the scene and/or the reader/audience

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

aside

d)

repetition

70.

a dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener

a)

figurative language

b)

aside

c)

soliloquy

d)

static character

71.

a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

a)

flat character

b)

static character

c)

characterization

d)

foil

72.

the side one takes in an argument; the point of view or mental attitude one has on a topic

a)

rebuttal

b)

claim

c)

purpose

d)

position/stance

73.

a writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language and organization; consider how the piece would sound if read aloud (or how the author wanted it to sound aloud

a)

emotional appeal

b)

alliteration

c)

mood

d)

tone

74.

an attempt to support a claim by asserting that a particular piece of evidence is true for everyone concerned; making assertions based on stereotypes

a)

overgeneralization

b)

oversimplification

c)

circular reasoning

d)

ad hominem

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