Why Study English? Quiz - English 1 Honors

why study English?

1. improve speaking, reading, and writing skills

2. become stronger critical thinkers

3. develop rhetorical awareness of the world

4. exposure to canonical literature

literary canon

famous works that have been deemed worthy to read in order to be an educated citizen

summerizing

identifying and explaining the main points of something that has been read

analysis

to examine a piece of text and then provide your own interpretation of it

comprehension

understanding the main idea or points

synthesis

to offer a new interpretation based off previous ideas

plot

the main events of a story offered in a specific sequence

exposition

the exposure to setting and characters

rising actions

events that create suspense, conflict, and tension

climax

the highest point of conflict (turning point)

falling action

events following the climax

resolution

end of the story and wrap up

theme

the underlying message or moral in the story

what the character learns

figurative language

words used in literature that have different meanings for a story

personification

a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to abstract quality, animals, or inanimate objects

simile

a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”

metaphor

a comparison of two things with using the words “like” or “as”