fall semester exam

Question 0

perspective

Answer 0

the power to see or think of things in there true relationship to each other

Question 1

tone

Answer 1

the authors attitude toward his/her subject

Question 2

dialogue

Answer 2

a conversation be two or more people

Question 3

poetry style

Answer 3

a common speech and literature

Question 4

rhyming words

Answer 4

have the same ending sounds

Question 5

free verse

Answer 5

a poem that has no rhyme to it

Question 6

symbolism

Answer 6

an object that means or stands for something

Question 7

stanza

Answer 7

a group of lines in a poem

Question 8

supporting evidence

Answer 8

information read that helps you determine the answer to a question

Question 9

figurative language

Answer 9

language authors use to describe that is often not taken seriously

Question 10

simile

Answer 10

comparison between two unlike things that uses “like” or “as”

Question 11

metaphor

Answer 11

comparison between two unlike things that DOES NOT use like or as

Question 12

personification

Answer 12

an animal,object,force of nature,or idea that is given human characteristics

Question 13

hyperbole

Answer 13

using extreme exaggeration to express an idea

Question 14

idiom

Answer 14

an expression that means something different from the literal meaning

Question 15

alliteration

Answer 15

repetition of the beginning constant sound of words

Question 16

plot

Answer 16

the sequence of events in a story,play,or poem

Question 17

literary elements

Answer 17

parts of literature that make up a story

Question 18

flashback

Answer 18

an interruption to a story that tells about something that happens earlier in time

Question 19

imagery

Answer 19

descriptive language that appeals to our senses

Question 20

foreshadowing

Answer 20

clues in the reading that will prepare the reader for events that will happen later

Question 21

irony

Answer 21

a contrast between the way things seem and the way they really are

Question 22

internal conflict

Answer 22

a struggle between feelings inside the main character

Question 23

external conflict

Answer 23

aa character struggles against an outside force such as nature,society,or another person

Question 24

theme

Answer 24

the main message of a story or poem that often expresses a life lesson

Question 25

main idea

Answer 25

the most important idea

Question 26

inference(infer)

Answer 26

information based on what you read and what you already know

Question 27

conclusion

Answer 27

making a decision based on what you read and what you know

Question 28

distraught

Answer 28

agitated with doubt or mental conflict

Question 29

apprehensive

Answer 29

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm

Question 30

transgression

Answer 30

an infringement or violation of a law,command,or duty

Question 31

chastise

Answer 31

to criticize severely;to rebuke

Question 32

nondescript

Answer 32

lacking distinctive or interesting qualities

Question 33

reprieve

Answer 33

to give relief or deliverance to for a time

Question 34

meticulously

Answer 34

extremely careful

Question 35

acquisition

Answer 35

the cognitive process of gaining skill or knowledge

Question 36

crescendo

Answer 36

a gradual increase,especially in the volume or intensity of sound

Question 37

requisitioned

Answer 37

requested something to be furnished

Question 38

excruciating

Answer 38

very intense;agonizing

Question 39

conspicuous

Answer 39

attracting attention

Question 40

conveyance

Answer 40

the moving of items from one place to another

Question 41

petitioned

Answer 41

formally requested

Question 42

carnage

Answer 42

great and bloody slaughter(as in battle)

Question 43

receptacle

Answer 43

one that receives and contains something;a container

Question 44

empowered

Answer 44

given legal power or rights

Question 45

steathily

Answer 45

secretively;furtively

Question 46

foliage

Answer 46

a cluster of leaves,flowers,and branches

Question 47

imploring

Answer 47

calling upon in supplication,beseeching;begging for urgently or anxiously