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nine weeks' test eng
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion | hyperbole |
| figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human characteristics | personification |
| achieved when what happens is the opposite of what we expect to happen | situational irony |
| main idea of meaning of a literary work | theme |
| collection of sense images in a literary work | imagery |
| leaving present time and going back to an earlier period | flashback |
| time and place of story | setting |
| person or force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist, or central character, in a story | antagonist |
| achieved when words really mean the opposite of what they seem to mean | verbal irony |
| the action of sequence of events in a narrative drama | plot |
| comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" | simile |
| characters remain primary in a story | static character |
| the central character in a literary work, around whom the conflict revolves | protagonist |
| story told from more than one character | omniscient point of view |
| story told from the mind of one character (told using "I") | first person point of view |
| tells the final events and ties all the loose ends together | resolution |
| a long, narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero | epic |
| struggle within a character's own mind | internal conflict |
| author reports what characters hear and see as if the author is an outside observer | third person point of view |
| clues to later events in a story | foreshadowing |
| achieved when what we known to be true is opposite from what the character thinks to be true | dramatic irony |
| the use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes | onomatopoeia |
| characters change in the story | dynamic character |
| struggle between a character and an outside force | external conflict |
| a play in which a main character suffers a downfall (there is an unhappy ending) | tragedy |
| emotional quality of the work | mood |
| the repetition of consonant sounds, generally at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| the most exciting point in a story | climax |
| destiny | fate |
| "join millions of teens in helping clean up our environment" | bandwagon |
| "Like the president, you should take part in the Red Cross Bike-a-Thon | Appeal to authority |
| "If we do not stop polluting our environment, the planet will burn up within 10 years" | Appeal to fear |
| "Movie star Denzel Washington says that pets should be allowed in all public places." | Beautiful people |
| "Ford has a better idea" | Glittering generalities |
| "Head on, apply directly to the forehead. Head on, apply directly to the forehead." | Repetition |
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