English final Exam

Question 1

Memoir

Answer 1

An account of the author’s personal life and experiences

Question 2

Irony

Answer 2

The literal meaning of what someone says is different from or opposite to what they actually mean

Question 3

Dramatic Irony

Answer 3

When the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its character

Question 4

Catharsis

Answer 4

The process of releasing emotion through art.

Question 5

Diction

Answer 5

The choice and use of words in writing.

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Visually descriptive or figurative language in literature.

Question 7

Allusion

Answer 7

A reference to another text

Question 8

Metaphor

Answer 8

Comparing two things without using like or as.

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning adjacent words

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

Pairing two opposing or contradicting words together

Question 11

Pun

Answer 11

A play with words

Question 12

Iambic pentamter

Answer 12

A rhythm structure that combines unstressed syllables and stressed syllables in groups of five

Question 13

Interrogative

Answer 13

A word that introduces a question which can’t be answered with yes or no

Question 14

Declarative

Answer 14

A statement

Question 15

Imperative

Answer 15

Something crucial

Question 16

Exclamatory

Answer 16

Expresses strong feelings in the form of an exclamation