ENGL 1102; Literature and
Composition Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
A metaphor is a comparison that is more abstract (like/as not used). - Answer True
A simile is a comparison using like or as. - Answer True
Characterization is the construction of a fictional character and can be analyzed in two ways:
direct and indirect. - Answer True
Direct characterization occurs when the author or another character describes or reveals
specific traits of a character with descriptive words and phrases. - Answer True
External conflict can be character versus character, character versus society, or character versus
nature. - Answer True
For direct quotations that are more than four lines of prose and three lines of verse, place
quotations in a free-standing block of text with no quotation marks. - Answer True
Format block quotations on a new line of text with the entire quote indented 1/2 inch from the
left margin, maintaining double spacing. - Answer True
Indirect characterization occurs when an author shows a character's personality traits through
interactions with other characters or within the fictional world. - Answer True
Internal conflict is character versus self. - Answer True
Novel titles should be italicized. - Answer True
Play and film titles should be italicized. - Answer True
, The seven main parts of a plot are exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling
action, resolution, and conclusion. - Answer True
There are two types of character conflict: internal and external. - Answer True
genre - Answer a category characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
flat character - Answer a character in a story who serves more as support and doesn't have
much depth
foil character - Answer a character who contrasts with another character, usually the
protagonist, to highlight the qualities of that other character
static character - Answer a character who remains unchanged during the action of the plot
dynamic character - Answer a character who undergoes an important internal change during
the action of the plot
hyperbole - Answer a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration
rhyming couplet - Answer a literary device where two successive lines have the same meter
and end rhyme to form a complete thought
free verse - Answer a poem that is free of rhyme and meter
rising action - Answer a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and
tension in the action of a story
round character - Answer a significant character in a story, usually the protagonist or
antagonist, who is well developed
inciting incident - Answer a specific moment in a story when the action begins; usually when
the protagonist is pushed into conflict
Composition Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
A metaphor is a comparison that is more abstract (like/as not used). - Answer True
A simile is a comparison using like or as. - Answer True
Characterization is the construction of a fictional character and can be analyzed in two ways:
direct and indirect. - Answer True
Direct characterization occurs when the author or another character describes or reveals
specific traits of a character with descriptive words and phrases. - Answer True
External conflict can be character versus character, character versus society, or character versus
nature. - Answer True
For direct quotations that are more than four lines of prose and three lines of verse, place
quotations in a free-standing block of text with no quotation marks. - Answer True
Format block quotations on a new line of text with the entire quote indented 1/2 inch from the
left margin, maintaining double spacing. - Answer True
Indirect characterization occurs when an author shows a character's personality traits through
interactions with other characters or within the fictional world. - Answer True
Internal conflict is character versus self. - Answer True
Novel titles should be italicized. - Answer True
Play and film titles should be italicized. - Answer True
, The seven main parts of a plot are exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling
action, resolution, and conclusion. - Answer True
There are two types of character conflict: internal and external. - Answer True
genre - Answer a category characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
flat character - Answer a character in a story who serves more as support and doesn't have
much depth
foil character - Answer a character who contrasts with another character, usually the
protagonist, to highlight the qualities of that other character
static character - Answer a character who remains unchanged during the action of the plot
dynamic character - Answer a character who undergoes an important internal change during
the action of the plot
hyperbole - Answer a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration
rhyming couplet - Answer a literary device where two successive lines have the same meter
and end rhyme to form a complete thought
free verse - Answer a poem that is free of rhyme and meter
rising action - Answer a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and
tension in the action of a story
round character - Answer a significant character in a story, usually the protagonist or
antagonist, who is well developed
inciting incident - Answer a specific moment in a story when the action begins; usually when
the protagonist is pushed into conflict
