Name:_______________________________________________ Date:_______________________
Section One: Vocabulary Terms
Directions: Use the word bank to correctly fill in the blanks. Use each word only ONCE:
Intermittent Adjunct
Cordial
Manipulate
Incognito
Recluse
Pseudonym Mediator
Preclude
Vociferous
Deplete
Demographics
Alleviate
Conscript
1. Boo Radley is an example of a(n) ___________________________.
2. When Sean turned 18, he was ________________________ed into the Army.
3. Bryce is always so friendly and kind; he is definitely ______________________.
4. The thunder storm __________________________ed Pat’s lacrosse game from being played.
5. Mrs. Kirk took some Tylenol to _____________________ the headache the students caused.
6. The Reading Phillies are a(n) __________________________ to the Philadelphia Phillies.
7. Teddy and Andrew surveyed PHS for how many boys and girls attended; these statistics are
examples of the ____________________________ of the school.
8. Jonah is so famous that he hides his identity in public by wearing disguises and going
__________________________.
9. Brandon Baich uses the ________________________ “Spoony B” to hide his real name.
10. Brittany and Tiff know how to __________________________ the situation to get their way.
11. Chris and Matt were so ___________________________ that Miss Maze had to close the door.
12. Catie was the ________________________ between Cace and Tim when they got in a fight.
13. Windshield wipers are _________________________, because they go every once in a while.
14. The stranded crew had to portion their food so that it would not be __________________ed.
Directions: Match the correct vocabulary word with its definition.
1. Incognizant____________
A. Someone who speaks in favor of
something
2. Replete_______________
B. Able to use both hands well
3. Ambidextrous__________
C. Gradual development
4. Advocate______________
D. To take something back
E. Unaware, clueless
5. Evolution______________
F. Abandoned, empty
6. Facile_________________
G. Very full, overflowing
7. Recant________________
H. Easy
8. Desolate______________
The scuba diver is
incognizant of the
gigantic fish behind him!
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A. Particular to a certain group or
1. Verbose______________
2. Ambivalent__________
3. Endemic____________
place
B. Government run by religious
authorities
C. Prohibit or forbid
4. Juncture____________
D. Conflicted, unsure
5. Proscribe____________
E. Famous, well-known
6. Theocracy___________
7. Levity_______________
8. Proverbial___________
F. Wordy, lengthy
G. An intersection, crossroads
H. Lightness of manner or speech
Sections Two: Literary Terms
Directions: Use ONE of the literary terms in parentheses to fill-in-the-blanks.
1. Intentional or over-the-top exaggeration: ______________________ (oxymoron, hyperbole, pun).
2. When an author uses double-meanings (The dog paused to rest his paws):
_____________________(pun, simile, oxymoron).
3. The highest point of action/most exciting part:____________________(conflict, satire, climax).
4. Central idea or meaning of a story: ______________________ (atmosphere, apostrophe, theme).
5. The main character in a story:_______________________(protagonist, antagonist, genre).
6. Categories of literature:________________________(plot, conflict, genre).
7. Incidents which occurred before the opening scene/a look in the past:______________________
(foreshadowing, flashback, setting).
8. The final remarks at the end of a play:______________________(epilogue, climax, prologue).
9. The pattern of events of a story:___________________________(plot, genre, antagonist).
10. The final tying together of loose ends:____________________(prologue, denouement, couplet).
11. Comparing without using like or as:_______________________(simile, cliché, metaphor).
12. A speech by a character alone on stage:____________________(soliloquy, couplet, lyric).
13. An expression used so much its freshness has worn off:__________________(alliteration, cliché,
simile).
14. A series of events that end disastrously: ______________________(tragic flaw, tragedy, satire).
15. Location and time period of a story:___________________________(imagery, tone, setting).
16. The first part of a dramatic plot which climbs to the climax:______________________________
(falling action, denouement, rising action).
17. The action after the climax has occurred:_________________(falling action, imagery, tone).
18. A struggle (Man vs. self, etc.):_______________________(tone, imagery, conflict).
19. Someone in opposition to a hero/ “the bad guy”:___________________(protagonist, antagonist,
scribe).
20. Figurative language creating a mental image/picture:_______________ (imagery, tone, satire).
Directions: Match the correct literary term with its definition.
A. The character trait that causes the hero’s mistakes and
1. Theme______
demise
2. Personification______
B. Speech a character delivers when he/she is alone on stage
3. Simile______
C. Comparing using “like” or “as”
4. Soliloquy_______
D. A central dominating idea
5. Tragic Flaw______
E. Giving animals and objects human characteristics
Directions: Match the correct literary term with its definition.
F. A poem that has a rhyme scheme, 14 lines,
6. Oxymoron________
and uses iambic pentameter.
7. Sonnet______
G. When the opposite of what is expected occurs
8. Irony______
H. When the audience has information that
9. Allusion_______
characters are unaware of.
10. Dramatic Irony_______
I. A reference to history, religion, or culture
J. Combining two opposites (examples:“comedic
tragedy” or “jumbo shrimp”)
These characters are examples of personification.