ENGLISH 11 FINAL EXAM
Connotation vs. denotation - Answer- An idea or meaning suggested by or
associated with a word or thing vs. Literal definition of a word.
Non-Standard-Slang/Jargon - Answer- Not adhering to the standard, usually
associated with a language variety used by uneducated speakers or socially
disfavored groups.
Alliteration - Answer- The recurrence of initial consonant sounds. The repetition is
usually limited to two words.
Onomatopoeia - Answer- The use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their
meaning. "Hiss," for example, when spoken is intended to resemble to sound of
steam or of a snake.
Parallelism-Balanced - Answer- Expressing/repeating parallel or like ideas-- often
compound.
Allegory - Answer- A form of extended metaphor in which objects and persons in a
narrative, either in prose or verse, are equated with meanings that lie outside the
narrative itself. Many works contain allegories or are allegorical in part, but not many
are entirely allegorical.
Autobiography - Answer- The biography of a person written by that person.
Allusion - Answer- An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place or
artistic work, the nature and relevance of which is not explained by the writer but
relies on the reader's familiarity with what is thus mentioned.
Aphorism - Answer- A brief statement which expresses an observation on life,
usually intended as a wise observation.
Juxtaposition - Answer- Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast.
Rhetorical Question - Answer- A question posed b y the speaker or writer not to seek
an answer but instead to affirm or deny a point simply by asking a question about it.
Sensory Detail - Answer- An item used to appeal to the sense (sight, taste, touch,
etc)
Shift - Answer- A general term in linguistics for any slight alteration in a word's
meaning, or the creation of an entirely new words by changing the use of an
expression
Tone - Answer- The writer's attitude toward his reader and his subject; his mood or
moral view. A writer can be formal, informal, playful, ironic, and especially, optimistic
Connotation vs. denotation - Answer- An idea or meaning suggested by or
associated with a word or thing vs. Literal definition of a word.
Non-Standard-Slang/Jargon - Answer- Not adhering to the standard, usually
associated with a language variety used by uneducated speakers or socially
disfavored groups.
Alliteration - Answer- The recurrence of initial consonant sounds. The repetition is
usually limited to two words.
Onomatopoeia - Answer- The use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their
meaning. "Hiss," for example, when spoken is intended to resemble to sound of
steam or of a snake.
Parallelism-Balanced - Answer- Expressing/repeating parallel or like ideas-- often
compound.
Allegory - Answer- A form of extended metaphor in which objects and persons in a
narrative, either in prose or verse, are equated with meanings that lie outside the
narrative itself. Many works contain allegories or are allegorical in part, but not many
are entirely allegorical.
Autobiography - Answer- The biography of a person written by that person.
Allusion - Answer- An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place or
artistic work, the nature and relevance of which is not explained by the writer but
relies on the reader's familiarity with what is thus mentioned.
Aphorism - Answer- A brief statement which expresses an observation on life,
usually intended as a wise observation.
Juxtaposition - Answer- Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast.
Rhetorical Question - Answer- A question posed b y the speaker or writer not to seek
an answer but instead to affirm or deny a point simply by asking a question about it.
Sensory Detail - Answer- An item used to appeal to the sense (sight, taste, touch,
etc)
Shift - Answer- A general term in linguistics for any slight alteration in a word's
meaning, or the creation of an entirely new words by changing the use of an
expression
Tone - Answer- The writer's attitude toward his reader and his subject; his mood or
moral view. A writer can be formal, informal, playful, ironic, and especially, optimistic
