Honors Freshmen Final Exam

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What is an allusion?

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An indirect reference to something, meant to call it to mind without mentioning it by name.

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What is parallelism in writing?

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A rhetorical device that involves using the same grammatical structure in a series of phrases or clauses.

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What does allusion refer to?

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It refers to a person, event, or thing in history, a work of literature, or culture.

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What is exposition in a story?

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The beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is irony?

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A rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is the resolution in a narrative?

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved and the story concludes.

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What is repetition in writing?

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The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.