4th Quarter exam

Question 1

Mode of discourse

Answer 1

A method that a writer uses to have a conversation with the reader

Question 2

Thesis statement

Answer 2

The main point of an essay

Question 3

Author’s purpose

Answer 3

The reason why an author writes an essay

Question 4

Essay unity

Answer 4

The state in which every sentence is related to the thesis statement

Question 5

Style

Answer 5

The unique way an author presents his ideas.

Question 6

Coherence

Answer 6

The trait that creates a logical orderly pattern that is easy to understand

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

An extreme exaggeration.

Question 8

Subordination

Answer 8

The process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence.

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

It is a question that does not expect an answer because the answer is obvious. Emphasizes the obvious answer to the question but you must be able to articulate the obvious answer.

Question 10

Diction

Answer 10

The author’s choice of words.

Question 11

Satire

Answer 11

A work that ridicules humans or social institutions. (Has sophisticated irony)

Question 12

Parody

Answer 12

An imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

Question 13

Metaphor

Answer 13

A direct comparison of unlike things

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

A comparison of unlike things using like or as.

Question 15

Symbol

Answer 15

A concrete object that has two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning
I) L.M.- the object actually exists in the literary work
II) the object suggests other ideas

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

The giving of human qualities to something that is not human.
A) human body parts
B) human actions
C) human emotions

Question 17

Allegory

Answer 17

The use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

Question 18

Image

Answer 18

A description of something that appeals to the senses.

Question 19

Alliteration

Answer 19

The repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

Question 20

Assonance

Answer 20

The repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

Question 21

Tone

Answer 21

The way the writer feels about the subject or the reader.

Question 22

Plot

Answer 22

The pattern of events

Question 23

Setting

Answer 23

The physical and emotional background of a story.

Question 24

Irony

Answer 24

Something that seems one way, but in reality is different.

Question 25

Situational irony

Answer 25

A situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expect

Question 26

Dramatic irony

Answer 26

A truth the reader knows that the character does not know.

Question 27

Allusion

Answer 27

A reference to something well known from the past

Question 28

Foreshadowing

Answer 28

Hinting at something that will happen later in the story.

Question 29

Theme

Answer 29

A point a writer makes about life or people.

Question 30

Conflict

Answer 30

The struggle between opposing forces.

Question 31

Persona

Answer 31

The speaker of the poem

Question 32

5 points of view

Answer 32

First person narrator, second person narrator, third person omniscient narrator, third person limited omniscient narrator, and third person objective narrator

Question 33

6 ways to reveal character

Answer 33

Describe their actions.
Describe his past.
Describe his thoughts.
Describe his physical features.
Have other characters talk about him.
Describe the setting in which he lives.

Question 34

3 stages of an initiation story

Answer 34

Stage 1: a young person starts out innocent.
Stage 2: the young person encounters something harsh.
Stage 3: the young person experiences an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of the world)

Question 35

4 modes of discourse

Answer 35

Exposition (writing that explains or informs),
Narrative (writing that tells a story),
Description (writing that appeals to the senses),
Argument/ persuasion (writing that presents an idea to accept)

Question 36

6 author’s purposes

Answer 36

1. ) to entertain/ amuse
2. ) to persuade/ motivate/ or argue
3. ) to inform
4. ) to ridicule/ mock
5. ) to question
6. ) to elicit an emotional response

Question 37

4 types of essay organization

Answer 37

1. ) Chronological Order (events arranged accordion to how they occur in time)
2. ) Order of Importance (put most important idea last, second most important idea first)
3. ) Space Order (describes the appearance of a physical place. i.e. left to right, top to bottom)
4. ) From One Extreme to Another (general to specific, most familiar to least familiar, smallest to largest)

Question 38

9 rhetorical strategies

Answer 38

I.) Description
II.) Narration
III.) Exemplification
IV.) Comparison/ Contrast
V.) Cause/ Effect
VI.) Classification/ Division
VII.) Process analysis
VIII.) Argumentation
IX) Definition

Question 39

2 methods of developing comparison or contrast

Answer 39

I.) The Block Method: one body paragraph gives all the details about one subject and the second paragraph gives all the details about the second subject.
II.) Point-by-Point: the first body paragraph focuses on one topic and goes back and forth between the items.

Question 40

4 sentence structures

Answer 40

Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound-complex sentence

Question 41

4 sentence types

Answer 41

Declarative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence

Question 42

3 persuasive appeals

Answer 42

Emotional Appeal
Logical Appeal
Ethical Appeal

Question 43

4 types of humor

Answer 43

Slap-stick humor
Shared experience
hyperbole
juxtaposition of opposites

Question 44

3 main forms of satire

Answer 44

Parody
Monologue
Narrative