English

Question 1

Significance?

5 W’s

Answer 1

Significance is often measured by the value of the effect of the significant person, place, event, or thing

The effect of significance can be measured by: the amount of people affected, the change of pattern, or an increased shift in a certain direction.

Who, what, where, when, why and how

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

The repetition of consonant sounds

Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Question 3

Assonance?

Answer 3

The repetition of similar vowel sounds

EG “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless”

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

A lifeless object is given human characteristics or feelings

EG: “The car complained as the key was roughly turned in the ignition”

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

A comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as”
EG: “In the Spring our palms peeled like snakes”, “You were as brave as a lion”

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

An implied comparison between two different things without using the words “like” or “as”
EG: “The curtain of night fell upon us”, “She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this semester”

Question 7

Symbolism

Answer 7

A word or image that is used to represent a different, usually more significant, idea
EG: “My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods. Time will change it, I’m well aware, as winter changes the trees.”

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

The use of exaggeration for effect

EG “I’ve told you to clean your room a million times!”, “It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.”

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

Answer 9

An onomatopoeia is a word that actually looks like the sound it makes, and we can almost hear those sounds as we read.
EG “Water plops into the pond”, “he hit the ball so hard, bang!”

Question 10

Introduction

Answer 10

The introduction sets the mood, gives the setting (time and location), introduces the characters and background information

Question 11

Rising Action(s)

Answer 11

The rising action(s) are the first series of impactful event(s) that usually explain the conflict and lead to the climax

Question 12

Climax

Answer 12

The climax is the highest point of suspense and is usually the ‘turning point’ in the story

Question 13

Falling Action (denouement)

Answer 13

The denouement usually shows the effect(s) of the climax and the storyline is explained or resolved

Question 14

Conclusion

Answer 14

The final outcome of the story

Question 15

Conflict

Answer 15

A conflict is a struggle between characters or opposing forces

Question 16

The types of conflict

Answer 16

person vs person, person vs themselves, person vs nature, and person vs society.

Question 17

Theme

Answer 17

The theme is the underlying or ‘big idea’ message in the story, known as the central idea.
The theme is based off of the information in the story, and not our personal opinions

Question 18

Tone

Answer 18

the feeling that is created by the author

Question 19

Mood

Answer 19

the feeling that is interpreted by the reader

Question 20

Foreshadow

Answer 20

When the author hints of actions that will occur later in the story

Question 21

Flashback

Answer 21

When the author refers to scenes that have occurred chronologically before the beginning of the story The point of view is the perspective from which the story is told. There are several different types

Question 22

Static character

Answer 22

A character that remains the same throughout the story

Question 23

Dynamic character

Answer 23

A character that changes or develops during the course of the story

Question 24

Topic Sentence

Answer 24

ONE sentence that explains to the reader what your paragraph is going to be about

Question 25

Body

Answer 25

Three points that are related to the topic sentence. Each point should be proven by specific examples and related back to the topic

Question 26

Concluding Sentence

Answer 26

ONE sentence that wraps up the idea of the paragraph.