Quarter 4 Test

Question 1

mode of discourse

Answer 1

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

Question 2

thesis statement

Answer 2

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

Question 3

author’s purpose

Answer 3

the reason the author writes a literary work

Question 4

essay unity

Answer 4

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

Question 5

style

Answer 5

the unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 6

coherence

Answer 6

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

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

an extreme exaggeration of the defects or unusual qualities of a person or thing

Question 8

subordination

Answer 8

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

Question 9

rhetorical question

Answer 9

a question that doesn’t require an answer because the answer is obvious

Question 10

diction

Answer 10

author’s choice of words

Question 11

satire

Answer 11

a work that ridicules humans or social institutions

Question 12

parody

Answer 12

the imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

Question 13

metaphor

Answer 13

a direct comparison of unlike things

Question 14

simile

Answer 14

a comparison of unlike things using like or as

Question 15

symbol

Answer 15

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

Question 16

personification

Answer 16

the giving of human qualities to something that is not human

Question 17

allegory

Answer 17

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

Question 18

image

Answer 18

the description of something that can be perceived by the senses

Question 19

alliteration

Answer 19

the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

Question 20

assonance

Answer 20

the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

Question 21

tone

Answer 21

the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader

Question 22

plot

Answer 22

the pattern of events

Question 23

setting

Answer 23

the physical and emotional background of the story

Question 24

irony

Answer 24

something that seems one way but in reality is different

Question 25

situational irony

Answer 25

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

Question 26

dramatic irony

Answer 26

a truth the reader knows but the character does not know

Question 27

allusion

Answer 27

a reference to something well known from the past

Question 28

foreshadowing

Answer 28

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 29

theme

Answer 29

the point the writer makes about life or people

Question 30

conflict

Answer 30

the struggle between opposing forces

Question 31

persona

Answer 31

the speaker of a poem

Question 32

5 points of view

Answer 32

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 33

6 ways to reveal character

Answer 33

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

Question 34

3 stages of an initiation story

Answer 34

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 35

4 modes of discourse

Answer 35

1) exposition
2) narration
3) description
4) argumentation/ persuasion

Question 36

6 author’s purposes

Answer 36

1) to inform
2) to entertain
3) to persuade
4) to question
5) to elicit an emotional response
6) to ridicule or mock

Question 37

4 types of essay organization

Answer 37

1) chronological order
2) space order
3) order of importance
4) one extreme to another

Question 38

9 rhetorical strategies

Answer 38

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

Question 39

2 methods of developing comparison or contrast

Answer 39

1) block method

2) point-by-point method

Question 40

4 sentence structures

Answer 40

1) simple sentence
2) complex sentence
3) compound sentence
4) compound-complex sentence

Question 41

4 sentence types

Answer 41

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

Question 42

3 persuasive appeals

Answer 42

1) ethical appeal
2) emotional appeal
3) logical appeal

Question 43

3 forms of intensifying

Answer 43

1) repetition
2) association
3) composition

Question 44

3 forms of downplaying

Answer 44

1) omission
2) diversion
3) confusion

Question 45

3 main forms of satire

Answer 45

1) parody
2) monologue
3) narrative