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SWA Eng 1 Midterm 2
SWA Eng 1 Midterm #2 - (4) Lit. Terms (5) Figurative Lang (6) Conflict (7) Irony
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The time and place of a story | Setting |
| The central truth about life that the author wants the readers to think about; should be expressed as one sentence | Theme |
| If you think about what the main character learns in the story, it will help you determine the _____ | Theme |
| a reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, politics, sports, science or pop culture | Allusion |
| The type of allusion that refers to a person, event, or verse in the Bible | Biblical Allusion |
| The type of allusion that refers to a classical story, work of art, song, or poem | Classical Allusion |
| The type of allusion that refers to a familiar person, place, or event | Cultural Allusion |
| The type of allusion that refers to a person or event from history | Historical Allusion |
| The type of allusion that refers to a person, place, event from a literary work | Literary Allusion |
| When two or more unlike things are compared using the words "like" or "as" | Simile |
| When two or more unlike things are compared without using the words "like" or "as" | Metaphor |
| The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot | Foreshadowing |
| Giving human qualities to non-human things | Personification |
| Repeating the beginning consonant sounds (ex - The carpenter kicked the cab of the truck.) | Alliteration |
| An exaggeration (ex - The music was loud enough to make my ears bleed.) | Hyperbole |
| A play on words (ex - I called my dog Trouser because he pants too much.) | Pun |
| The type of conflict where the struggle is within the characters mind. | Internal Conflict |
| Tye type of conflict where the struggle is with someone or something outside the character. | External Conflict |
| A conflict between two or more people | Man vs. Man |
| A conflict within a person | Man vs. Himself |
| A conflict with the elements of nature (snow, rain, etc.) | Man vs. Environment |
| A conflict with gods, ghosts, superpowers, etc. | Man vs. Supernatural |
| When the speaker says one thing but means something else. ("I'm not upset.) | Verbal Irony |
| When what is expected to happen is not what happens (a police officer gets a ticket for speeding) | Situational Irony |
| The audience/reader knows something that a character does not (We know someone is hiding behind the door,but the character who just entered the house does not) | Dramatic Irony |
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