Non-fiction 1 and 2 Test Review

Question 1

Define mode of discourse

Answer 1

a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the readers

Question 2

Define thesis statement

Answer 2

the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject

Question 3

Define author’s purpose

Answer 3

idk fam he said it wasn’t important

Question 4

Define essay unity

Answer 4

the state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement

Question 5

Define style

Answer 5

the unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 6

Define subordination

Answer 6

process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence

Question 7

Define rhetorical question

Answer 7

a question that does not require an answer because the answer is obvious

Question 8

Define coherence

Answer 8

trait that creates an orderly, logical pattern that’s easy to understand

Question 9

Define metaphor

Answer 9

a direct comparison of unlike things

Question 10

Define simile

Answer 10

a comparison of unlike things using like or as

Question 11

Define symbol

Answer 11

a concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning

Question 12

Define personification

Answer 12

the giving of human qualities to something that is not human (actions, features, emotions)

Question 13

Define allegory

Answer 13

the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

Question 14

Define image

Answer 14

a description of something that can be perceived by the senses

Question 15

Define alliteration

Answer 15

the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

Question 16

Define assonance

Answer 16

the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

Question 17

Define persona

Answer 17

the speaker of the poem

Question 18

Define rhyme scheme

Answer 18

the pattern in which the rhymes occur

Question 19

Define setting

Answer 19

physical and emotional background of a story

Question 20

Define irony

Answer 20

something that seems one way but in reality is different

Question 21

Define situational irony

Answer 21

a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects

Question 22

Define dramatic irony

Answer 22

a truth that the reader knows but the character does not know

Question 23

Define allusion

Answer 23

a reference to something well known from the past

Question 24

Define verbal irony

Answer 24

statement that says the opposite of what is meant

Question 25

Define theme

Answer 25

the point that the writer makes about life or people

Question 26

Define conflict

Answer 26

struggle between opposing forces

Question 27

Define plot

Answer 27

the pattern of events

Question 28

Define foreshadowing

Answer 28

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 29

5 points of view

Answer 29

1. First person narrator
2. Second person narrator
3. Third person omniscient narrator
4. Third person limited omniscient narrator
5. Third person objective narrator

Question 30

6 ways to reveal character

Answer 30

1. describe his actions
2. describe his physical features
3. describe the setting in which he lives
4. describe his past
5. describe how other characters describe him
6. describe his thoughts

Question 31

3 stages of an initiation story

Answer 31

1. A young person starts out innocent
2. A young person encounters something harsh
3. A young person has an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of life)

Question 32

4 sentence structures

Answer 32

1. simple sentence: 1 independent clause
2. complex sentence: 1 independent clause, 1 dependent clause
3. compound sentence: 2 independent clauses
4. compound-complex sentence: 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Question 33

4 sentence types

Answer 33

1. declarative sentence
2. interrogative sentence
3. imperative sentence
4. exclamatory sentence

Question 34

9 rhetorical strategies

Answer 34

1. description
2. narration
3. exemplification
4. comparison/contrast
5. cause and effect
6. classification/division
7. process analysis
8. argumentation
9. definition

Question 35

2 methods of developing comparison or contrast

Answer 35

1. block method

2. point-by-point method

Question 36

4 modes of discourse

Answer 36

1. exposition
2. narration
3. description
4. argument/persuasion

Question 37

4 types of essay organization

Answer 37

1. chronological order
2. space order
3. order of importance
4. one extreme to another (general to specific)

Question 38

6 author’s purpose

Answer 38

1. to inform
2. to entertain or amuse
3. to persuade, motivate, or argue
4. to question
5. to elicit an emotional response
6. to ridicule or mock

Question 39

4 types of humor

Answer 39

1. slapstick
2. shared experience
3. hyperbole
4. juxtaposition of opposites

Question 40

Define tone

Answer 40

the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader