Final Exam Term Review
Term Review – First Set (1-9) Rhythm Rhyme Hyperbole Enjambment Metaphor Simile Repetition Personification Tone
1 A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things/objects that are poles apart but have some characteristics common between them.
Metaphor
2 A figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
Hyperbole
3 A literary device that repeats the same words/phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
Repetition
4 An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, generally conveyed through the choice of words/viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.
Tone
5 A repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs.
Rhyme
6 A thought or sense, phrase or clause in a line of poetry that does not come to an end at the line break but moves over to the next line.
Enjambment
7 A figure of speech in which a thing, idea or animal is given human attributes.
Personification
8 A figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things. Draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
9 Demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables particularly in verse form.
Rhythm
Term Review – Second Set (10-15) Plot Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
10 The series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax.
Rising Action
11 All of the action which follows the climax.
Falling Action
12 The structure of a story; the causal arrangement of events and actions within a story.
Plot
13 The turning point. The most intense moment (either mentally or in action).
Climax
14 The conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads.
Resolution
15 The start of the story. The way things are before the action starts.
Exposition
Term Review – Third Set (16-22) Theme Character Dynamic Character Static Character Character Motivation Setting Imagery
16 Individuals that participate in the action
Character
17 Remains the same throughout the story.
Static Character
18 Used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story
Setting
19 Undergoes some kind of change as the plot unfolds.
Dynamic Character
20 Intention or desire that causes him or her to act in a particular way.
Character Motivation
21 When the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader
Imagery
22 A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
Theme
Term Review – Fourth Set (23-27) Point of View First Person Second Person Third Person Omniscient Third Person Limited
23 Involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”
First Person
24 The narrator adheres closely to one character’s perspective
Third Person Limited
25 Employs the pronoun “you”
Second Person
26 The mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay, etc.
Point of View
27 Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
Third Person Omniscient
Term Review – Fifth Set (28-35) Suspense Conflict Internal Conflict External Conflict Man vs. Man Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature Man vs. Self
28 Arises as soon as a character experience two opposite emotions or desires. Hint: The larger category
Internal Conflict
29 The main character fights to endure or overcome forces of nature
Man vs. Nature
30 Two characters against each other
Man vs. Man
31 When a character finds himself in struggle with outside forces
External Conflict
32 The main character challenges a law, tradition or institution
Man vs. Society
33 The struggle inside one’s head Hint: The Sub-Category
Man vs. Self
34 A struggle between two forces
Conflict
35 The excitement or tension that readers feel as they get involved in a story and become eager to know the outcome.
Suspense
Term Review – Sixth Set Foreshadowing, Dramatic Irony, Personal Essay, Memoir, Interview, Main Idea
36. A form of nonfiction in which a person recalls significant events in his/her real life. May describe just one period or aspect of a writer’s life, like a memorable journey or a special relationship
Memoir
37. A central idea, message or opinion that the writer wants to communicate to the reader
Main Idea
38. An exchange of questions and answers between two people
Interview
39. Short form of nonfiction in which the writer expresses his or her thoughts, feelings & opinions about a subject.
Personal Essay
40. When the audience knows something the character does not
Dramatic Irony
41. A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the plot
Foreshadowing
Term Review – Seventh Set Rhetorical Appeal, Logos, Ethos, Pathos
42. An appeal to logic. Might draw upon statistics, credible sources, etc.
Logos
43. An attempt to earn audience approval/agreement by playing to natural human tendencies or common experiences.
Rhetorical Appeal
44. An appeal based on emotion (aka pulling on the heart strings)
Pathos
45. An appeal based upon the reputation or experience of the writer
Ethos