English test

• What is hypophora?

  A figure of speech with a question and answer
• What is rising action in literature?

  Events leading to the climax of a story
• What does description add to a story?

  Details to visualize characters and events
• What is action in literature?

  The physical movement of characters
• What is dialogue in literature?

  The communication between characters
• What is a synonym for constrain?

  Restrict or limit
• What does watch mean?

  To observe or guard
• What is a synonym for captive?

  Prisoner or detainee
• What is a synonym for tyranny?

  Dictatorship or oppression
• What does danger mean?

  Peril or risk
• What does conform mean?

  To obey or accept
• What are the key features of Alan Peat sentences?

  • Pairs: e.g., exhausted and worried
  • Double ly ending: e.g., laughed loudly and shrilly
  • Some; others: e.g., Some love football; others can't
  • P.C.: e.g., It was both cold and unpleasant
  • Irony: e.g., Our 'luxury' hotel was a farm
• What are the differences between utopia and dystopia?

  • Utopia: Imagined perfect place or state
  • Dystopia: Imagined state of suffering or injustice
• What are the synonyms for the term 'revolt'?

  • Mutiny
  • Rebellion
  • Revolution
  • Insurgence
  • Coup
  • Overthrow
• What are the synonyms for the term 'tyranny'?

  • Dictatorship
  • Oppression
  • Suppression
  • Enslavement
• What are the synonyms for the term 'brutality'?

  • Harshness
  • Atrocity
  • Barbarity
  • Cruelty
• What are the synonyms for the term 'suffering'?

  • Torment
  • Anguish
  • Distress
• What are the synonyms for the term 'fatigued'?

  • Exhausted
  • Tired
  • Lethargy
  • Weariness
  • Woe