English

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

Question 2

Juxtaposition

Answer 2

Two things that are placed together but are different, good and bad.

Question 3

Symbolism

Answer 3

The use of symbols to represent an idea.

Question 4

Tone

Answer 4

The writer uses specific words to convey about specific subjects.

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A fIgure of speech that compares items that aren’t alike, not using like or as.

Question 6

Paradox

Answer 6

a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Using a form of a word to act as a sound.

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Figurative language to appeal the reader’s senses.

Question 9

Anthropomorphism

Answer 9

Giving a non-human thing human characteristics, like Winnie the Pooh.

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

Exaggerated statements, not to be taken literally.

Question 11

Personification

Answer 11

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

Question 12

Idiom

Answer 12

A figure of speech that means something different than a literal translation of the words would lead one to believe

Question 13

Mood

Answer 13

Feeling that is created by the reader, which is hinted by the setting and tone.

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

A situation that is contrasted by expectation and reality.

Question 15

Motif

Answer 15

Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.

Question 16

Simile

Answer 16

A figure of speech that directly compares two things using like or as.

Question 17

Denouement

Answer 17

The ending of a plot, in which the problem is resolved.

Question 18

Soliloquy

Answer 18

The act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of listeners and a formal speech is made directly to an audience.

Question 19

Sonnet

Answer 19

A poem composed of formal rhyme schemes.

Question 20

Anecdote

Answer 20

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 21

Hamartia

Answer 21

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero.

Question 22

Stanza

Answer 22

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

Question 23

Connotation

Answer 23

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 24

A.G.T.T.O

Answer 24

Author, Genre, Title, Theme Statement, Overview

Question 25

Foreshadowing

Answer 25

Hints of what comes later in the story.

Question 26

Syntax

Answer 26

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.

Question 27

Verbal Irony

Answer 27

*Coming home to a big mess and saying, “It’s great to be back”, sarcasm

Question 28

Situational Irony

Answer 28

The fire station burns down.

Question 29

Dramatic Irony

Answer 29

Situations in which the audience knows more about then the characters.