ENGLISH 11 EXAM
Allegory - Answer- a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a
hidden meaning, typically a moral
Folk Tale - Answer- Writing handed down orally among people of a particular culture
Classicism - Answer- an 18th century movement in art, literature, and music which
reflected the principles manifested in the art of Ancient Greece and Rome (reason,
balance, clarity, symmetry)
Romanticism - Answer- a 19th century movement which emphasized imagination,
emotion, and individualism
Gothecism - Answer- used gloomy settings and mysterious, violent, and supernatural
occurrences to create suspense
Single Effect - Answer- the working of all elements of a story to one mood or emotion
Stereotype/Stock Character - Answer- a character who has one of two distinguishing
traits. The character does not undergo a change
Parallelism - Answer- repetition of a grammatical structure
Rhetorical Question - Answer- asked for effect or to lay emphasis on some point
discussed when no real answer is expected
Repetition - Answer- repeated use of any element of language
Restatement - Answer- expressing the same idea in different words to clarify/stress
key points
Allusion - Answer- reference to a well known person, literary work, art, or place
Analogy - Answer- comparison between two unlike things to describe something
unfamiliar by pointing out its similarities to something familiar
Diction - Answer- word choice
Syntax - Answer- writer's choices concerning how a sentence is constructed
Classicism - Answer- approach to literature and the other arts that stress reason,
balance, clarity, ideal beauty, and orderly form in imitation of the arts of ancient
Greece and Rome
Rhetoric - Answer- technique of using language effectively and persuasively in
spoken or written form
Allegory - Answer- a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a
hidden meaning, typically a moral
Folk Tale - Answer- Writing handed down orally among people of a particular culture
Classicism - Answer- an 18th century movement in art, literature, and music which
reflected the principles manifested in the art of Ancient Greece and Rome (reason,
balance, clarity, symmetry)
Romanticism - Answer- a 19th century movement which emphasized imagination,
emotion, and individualism
Gothecism - Answer- used gloomy settings and mysterious, violent, and supernatural
occurrences to create suspense
Single Effect - Answer- the working of all elements of a story to one mood or emotion
Stereotype/Stock Character - Answer- a character who has one of two distinguishing
traits. The character does not undergo a change
Parallelism - Answer- repetition of a grammatical structure
Rhetorical Question - Answer- asked for effect or to lay emphasis on some point
discussed when no real answer is expected
Repetition - Answer- repeated use of any element of language
Restatement - Answer- expressing the same idea in different words to clarify/stress
key points
Allusion - Answer- reference to a well known person, literary work, art, or place
Analogy - Answer- comparison between two unlike things to describe something
unfamiliar by pointing out its similarities to something familiar
Diction - Answer- word choice
Syntax - Answer- writer's choices concerning how a sentence is constructed
Classicism - Answer- approach to literature and the other arts that stress reason,
balance, clarity, ideal beauty, and orderly form in imitation of the arts of ancient
Greece and Rome
Rhetoric - Answer- technique of using language effectively and persuasively in
spoken or written form
