American Lit B Final Exam with correct answers 2024
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American Lit B Fi
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American Lit B Fi
Diction correct answers an authors choice of words (to fit his/her purpose)
Personification correct answers giving non-human things human traits
Synthisis correct answers pulling together ideas from multiple sources in support of a position
Anastrophe correct answers the reversal of co...
Diction correct answers an authors choice of words (to fit his/her purpose)
Personification correct answers giving non-human things human traits
Synthisis correct answers pulling together ideas from multiple sources in support of a
position
Anastrophe correct answers the reversal of conventional order of words in a sentence
(yoda-talk)
Coherence correct answers when all ideas in a paragraph floe smoothly from one
sentence to the next
Synecdoche correct answers a type of figurative language in which the part is used to
suggest the whole or the whole suggests a part
Slant Rhyme correct answers a forced rhyme; sounds are similar but not identical
Metaphor correct answers a direct comparison of 2 things
Characterization correct answers the method by which an author develops the
personality of a character (includes physical appearance, personality, behavior, etc.)
Simile correct answers a comparison using like or as
Foreshadowing correct answers a hint or clue about something yet to come in a literary
work
Tone correct answers the attitude a writer takes toward his or her characters or subject
matter
Novel correct answers a long, fictional prose narrative- complex plot
Paradox correct answers a self-contradictory statement that is nevertheless, true
Symbol correct answers something that stands for/ represents something else
Onomatopoeia correct answers words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Imagery correct answers words or phrases that create pictures in the readers mind
(appeal to the 5 senses)
, Irony correct answers a contrast between what appeals to be and what really is- can be
verbal, dramatic, or situational
Theme correct answers a general truth/ message about life in a piece of literature
Stanza correct answers a section of a poem
Blank Verse correct answers poetry that is composed of unrhymed lines of iambic
pentameter
Alliteration correct answers repetition of beginning consonant
Unity correct answers each idea in the paragraph develops the idea in the topic
sentence
Analogy correct answers when a writer compares 2 similar situations, implying that the
outcome of one will resemble
Consonance correct answers Repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance correct answers Repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words
Allusion correct answers A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work outside
of the text (from the Bible, mythology, history, etc.)
Free Verse correct answers Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme
scheme
Mood correct answers Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Prose correct answers Writing in patterns of everyday speech, not verse
figurative language correct answers Figures of speech NOT intended to be taken
literally
Couplet correct answers Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Allegory correct answers A narrative in which characters, action, and sometimes setting
represents abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of the story
argument from authority correct answers When a writer uses an argument from a
trusted expert in a particular field
argument by analogy correct answers Involves looking at similarities between one
situation or event and applying the lessons learned to a similar situation or event
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