Sophomore Fall Exam Review

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What is the climax of a plot?

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The climax is the most intense, exciting, or important point of a story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental pictures for the reader.

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How is a date formatted in MLA style?

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In MLA style, a date is listed as day month year, e.g., 23 May 2019.

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Where does a Works Cited page appear in a paper?

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A Works Cited page appears on a separate page at the end of the paper.

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What is a fragment in writing?

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A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause and does not express a complete thought.

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What is the purpose of the exposition in a plot?

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The exposition introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation of the story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.