Age and Identity Test

conflict

the dramatic struggle between two forces

direct characterization

writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like

indirect characterization

reveals details about a character without stating them

dynamic character

undergo some type of change or development

static character

character does not change

denotation

dictionary definition

connotation

idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

literal meaning

what is actually happening

figurative meaning

what the author wants you to think it means

theme

central idea or message

metaphor

comparing things without using like or as

simile

comparing things using like or as

personification

giving a human non human like qualities

imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

apostrophe

a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object

paradox

a statement that contradicts itself

three types of irony

situational, verbal, dynamic

allusion

indirect mention

symbol

an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

speaker

the narrator

tone

authors attitude towards the working

mood

overall feeling or emotions

alliteration

the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

consonance

a resemblance in sound between two words, or an initial rhyme

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry

onomatopoeia

a word that actually looks like the sound it makes

rhyme

ball and fall

stanza

a verse

Why is the girl unhappy in "Checkouts?"

she was forced by her parents to move

What point of view is "Checkouts" told from?

third person omniscient

Why do the bag boy and girl not speak in "Checkouts?"

people don't always act on their desires

What does it mean when the girl is in a "reverie" at the store?

shes day-dreaming

How does Checkouts end?

they date different people and move on

Who is the audience of the poem "On Turning Ten"?

an adult

Which is not a characteristic of the speaker turning ten?

angry

What is the setting of "On Turning Ten"?

looking out a window

The speaker being afraid to grow up is an example of

person vs self

What is the mood of "On Turning Ten?"

melancholy and nostalgic

Which of the following is a theme of "On Turning Ten"?

life is not as carefree when people grow up.

"A kind of measles of the spirit" and "A disfiguring chicken pox of the soul" are examples of

metaphors

"The whole idea of it makes me feel / like I'm coming down with something" is an example of

simile

Which activity does the boy not do in "The Poet At Seven"?

act like an arabian plane

How are the boy and a poet similar in "The Poet At Seven"?

they are both creative

"around" and "ground" both appear at the end of two separate lines. This is an example of

end rhyme

What is the boy waiting for in "The Poet At Seven"?

someone to send him home

What does the speaker find in the beginning of "Fifteen"?

a motorcycle

What does the speaker want to do in "Fifteen"?

ride the motorcycle

What line is an example of repetition in "Fifteen"?

I was fifteen.

Who is the speaker addressing in "Twenty-Five"?

a significant other

What is the main type of conflict in "Twenty-Five"?

person vs person

The speaker and significant other sitting together and talking before looking out the window is what kind of meaning?

literal

"The mind is such a junkyard" is a

metaphor

"...but not the Gettysburg Address" is an example of

allusion

"Twenty-Five" also has the title

the coming of the rain

Something that adds value to who you are is known as

identity capitol

What does Article 207 of the 2004 French Civil Code state?

children must keep in touch with their parents

The speaker not being able to approach the Latte boy in the song is an example of

Internal conflict

In "Confusion," the speaker explores the idea of

taking control of your life

What does Sylvia claim?

the sweater belongs to rachel

What does Mrs. Price make Rachel do?

wear the sweater

What does Phyllis Lopez remember?

that it is actually her sweater

What is the main conflict in "Eleven"?

mrs. price made rachel put the sweater on

"The sweater was sitting there like a big red mountain" is an example of

simile

According to the story, why does Rachel wish she were 102 years old?

so she would know what to tell mrs. price about the sweater

"ribbit" is an example of

onomatopoeia

Senile

showing a loss of mental ability

Comply

to obey

Veneration

to feel or show deep respect for

revere

to respect

infirm

weak

disfigure

to damage the appearance

demure

quiet and polite

intuition

instinct

reverie

daydream

matinee

day performance

counterpane

bedspread

dingy

gloomy

solemnly

serious

linger

stay

articulate

coherent

shards

fragment

harried

strained

brazen

bold

perverse

unacceptable

dishevelment

untidy