Lit Terms that start with 'A'
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Also know as 'tongue twisters'
What is alliteration?
A ryhmed pair of lines in a poem.
What is a couplet?
How many questions are there in the multiple choice section of the exam?
What is 55?
A brief tale that teaches a lesson about human nature that often features animals as characters.
What is a fable?
What is friends?
A story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea about life.
What is allegory?
A poem that tells a story and is meant to be recited or sung.
What is a ballad?
How much percent is the FRQ section of the exam?
What is 55%?
When a writer provides hints or clues that suggest or predict a future event in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Name of Ms. Pizzo's dog.
What is Kevin?
A brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or make a point.
What is ancedote?
A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group.
What is an epic?
What is FRQ 3 referred to?
What is free-response question?
The metaphorical substitution of one word or phrase for another related word or phrase.
Example: The pen is mightier than the sword.
What is metonymy?
The breed of dog Ms. Pizzo has.
What is a golden retriever?
A comparison of two or more like objects that suggest if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well.
What is analogy?
A poem consisting of an octave 8 lines) and sestet (6 lines).
What is a Petrarchan sonnet?
What is the recommended time you should spend on each FRQ?
What is 40 minutes?
The writer's attitude or feeling about their subject.
What is tone?
Ms. Pizzo is from this city.
What is Santa Cruz?
Repetition of vowel sounds with8in a line of poetry.
What is assonance?
A grouping of two or more lines within a poem.
What is a stanza?
How much time do you have to take the multiple-choice section of the exam?
What is an hour/60 minutes?
A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or act in a different way.
What is an epiphany?
The amount of years Ms. Pizzo has been teaching?
What is 5?