freshman language arts final exam with complete solution
diction
choosing words to set the tone of a literary work
refrain
words repeated regularly in a poem or song
setting
time and place of a literary work
rhythm and rhythmic pattern
consist of a series of accented and un accented syllables
couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
symbol
a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself
simile
comparison using like or as
metaphor
a comparison in which one thing becomes another thing
Personification
a comparison by which human characteristics are given to inanimate objects or animals
Hyperbole
exaggeration or overstatement for an effect
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
noun
name of a person, place, thing, or idea
subject
the main word that tells who or what is doing the action in a sentence
verb
shows action or the state of being
adjective
modified or describes a noun or pronoun by telling what kind, how many, which one,
how much
adverb
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
preposition
shows relationship between noun or pronoun
conjunction
joins words or word groups
interjection
expresses emotion
tone
attitude a writer takes toward a subject or a character
theme
the central idea of a work of literature
claim
diction
choosing words to set the tone of a literary work
refrain
words repeated regularly in a poem or song
setting
time and place of a literary work
rhythm and rhythmic pattern
consist of a series of accented and un accented syllables
couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
symbol
a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself
simile
comparison using like or as
metaphor
a comparison in which one thing becomes another thing
Personification
a comparison by which human characteristics are given to inanimate objects or animals
Hyperbole
exaggeration or overstatement for an effect
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
noun
name of a person, place, thing, or idea
subject
the main word that tells who or what is doing the action in a sentence
verb
shows action or the state of being
adjective
modified or describes a noun or pronoun by telling what kind, how many, which one,
how much
adverb
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
preposition
shows relationship between noun or pronoun
conjunction
joins words or word groups
interjection
expresses emotion
tone
attitude a writer takes toward a subject or a character
theme
the central idea of a work of literature
claim
