Acc. English 10 (Rettew) Final Exam Review

What is an allusion?

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• A comparison of two dissimilar items which does NOT use the words "like" or "as"

• When the author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman object

• The writer's attitude toward his or her audience

What is "author's perspective" (POV)?

• A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

• The perspective from which events are told or described

• The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

What is "diction"?

• A technique that portrays differences between appearance and reality, or expectations and results

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• Word choice

• Using words in the text to define an unknown word

What does "foreshadowing" mean?

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

• An extreme exaggeration, usually for a comedic effect

• A clue about an upcoming event in the text

What does "hyperbole" mean?

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• Words that accurately describe a feeling or action

• An extreme exaggeration, usually used for comedic effect

• Rhyming pattern of a poem

What does "irony" mean?

• A technique that shows differences between appearance and reality, or expectations and results

• The perspective from which events are told or described

• The words "like" or "as" are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items

• When the author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman object

What is a "metaphor"?

• The words "like" or "as" are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items

• A comparison of two dissimilar items NOT using the words "like" or "as"

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

What is a "parable"?

• Word choice

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

What is "personification"?

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• A comparison of two dissimilar items NOT using the words "like" or "as"

• When the author gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects

• The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

What is "rhyme scheme"?

• The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

• The rhyming pattern of a poem

• The comparison of two dissimilar items NOT using the words "like" or "as"

• Word choice