Honors English Midterm

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

main subject, universal message, main subject

Question 2

alliteration

Answer 2

Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

Metaphor is a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. With metaphor, the qualities of one thing are figuratively carried over to another

Question 4

tone

Answer 4

In literature, tone is, simply put, the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

Allusions are generally regarded as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

With personification, you emphasize a non-human’s characteristics by describing them with human attributes. That non-human can be an object, an animal, or even an idea or a concept

Question 7

simile

Answer 7

sim·​i·​le ˈsi-mə-(ˌ)lē : a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor.

Question 8

climax

Answer 8

climax, (Greek: “ladder”), in dramatic and nondramatic fiction, the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved.

Question 9

imagery

Answer 9

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Imagery, in any sort of writing, encompasses the use of literal or figurative language to add symbolism and enable the reader to imagine the world of the piece of literature. In other words, it engages the senses to deepen the reader’s comprehension of what is happening and how to feel about it

Question 10

archetype

Answer 10

archetype, (from Greek archetypos, “original pattern”), in literary criticism, a primordial image, character, or pattern of circumstances that recurs throughout literature and thought consistently enough to be considered a universal concept or situation.

Question 11

paradox

Answer 11

A paradox in writing is a statement that appears to contradict itself but upon further inspection reveals a deeper truth, meaning, or joke.

Question 12

mood

Answer 12

As a literary device, mood refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story.

Question 13

motif

Answer 13

A motif is a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story. Motifs can be symbols, sounds, actions, ideas, or words.

Question 14

irony

Answer 14

In simplest terms, irony occurs in literature AND in life whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do

Question 15

hyperbole

Answer 15

hyperbole, a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.