English 1 Honors

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable that doesn’t use ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 3

Foreshadowing

Answer 3

a warning or indication of a future event

Question 4

Characterization

Answer 4

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly

Question 6

Motif

Answer 6

an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

Question 7

Layers of Setting

Answer 7

1. Microsystem- the setting closest to a person/character (ex: family/home, friends, neighborhood, church, school/sports team)
2. Mesosystem- this surrounds the character but does not necessarily affect them daily (ex: local government, media, county/state/region)
3. Macrosystem- the global level of a person or character’s setting (ex: country, war/diplomacy/terrorism)
4. Chromosystem- usually couple with macrosystem, the time period of a person’s setting (ex: cultural and historical events that occur, how society responds to these events)

Question 8

Unreliable Narrator

Answer 8

like Holden in CitR, a narrator who doesn’t always tell you the truth

Question 9

Point of View

Answer 9

the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation

Question 10

Bildungsroman

Answer 10

a special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character

Question 13

Frame of Reference

Answer 13

a set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made.

Question 14

Rite of Passage

Answer 14

a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone’s life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death

Question 15

Great Expectations

Answer 15

Charles Dickens

Question 16

Raymond’s Run

Answer 16

Toni Cade Bambara

Question 17

Koala Lou

Answer 17

Mem Fox

Question 18

Notes to a Sixth Grade Self

Answer 18

Julie Orringer

Question 19

Angus

Answer 19

Patrick Reed Johnson

Question 20

The Wonder Years

Answer 20

Arthur Albert

Question 21

The Echoing Green

Answer 21

William Blake

Question 22

15, Maybe 16 Things to Worry About

Answer 22

Judith Vorst

Question 23

Eleanor Rigby

Answer 23

The Beatles

Question 24

The Catcher in the Rye

Answer 24

J. D. Salinger

Question 25

To Kill a Mockingbird

Answer 25

Harper Lee

Question 26

30 Days

Answer 26

Morgan Spurlock

Question 27

This Boy's Life

Answer 27

Tobias Wolff

Question 28

All Summer in a Day

Answer 28

Ray Bradbury

Question 29

If You Really Knew Me

Answer 29

Arnold Shapiro

Question 30

Foreign Student

Answer 30

Barbara B. Robinson

Question 31

Of Mice and Men

Answer 31

John Steinbeck

Question 32

Cat's Eye

Answer 32

Margaret Atwood

Question 33

The Last Leaf

Answer 33

O. Henry

Question 34

The Interlopers

Answer 34

Saki

Question 35

On Friendship

Answer 35

Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux

Question 36

Stand by Me

Answer 36

Rob Reiner

Question 37

Name of Greek Myth

Answer 37

Damon and Pythias

Question 38

Name of Biblical Tale

Answer 38

Jesus and Judas

Question 39

Julius Caesar

Answer 39

William Shakespeare

Question 40

Antigone

Answer 40

Sophocles

Question 41

Crash Was No Tragedy

Answer 41

Sydney J. Harris