ELA Reading FSA Practice

Similar to the concept of "theme," but the main point that is conveyed throughout a text

the atmosphere that is created in a story through a writer's choice of literary devices

Point of view with pronouns such as him, her, they; only one character's thoughts are revealed

The speaker's attitude toward story events; emotions/how the narrator sounds

Descriptive or vivid language that creates a picture in the reader's mind

The character/force that creates tension for the main character in a story; source of conflict

A writer's primary stance on an issue in a text

Type of irony in which the audience knows something that the character does not

Which of the following is not an external conflict?

Positive or negative feelings associated with a word

"The rosemary nods upon the grave; the lily lolls upon the wave"

the arrangement of words and phrases in a text; the sentences structures a writer uses

"I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth."

An author's word choice; words used for a specific effect

A reference to another work of art, literature, history, or popular culture

the opposite of what is expected occurs in a story (Fortunato's name means "lucky" but he dies)

Giving life-like qualities to non-living or non-human entities

When a writer uses the same grammatical structures in words and phrases in a sentence

Sound effects; words that are spelled to reflect the sounds they create

a conflict that a character is dealing with intrinsically, such as a decision, anxiety, or fear

Point of view typically used in instructional texts; speaker directly addresses reader(s)

Point of view that uses he/she but reveals thoughts/feelings of multiple characters

The way that an author portrays a character's personality through dialogue, description, etc.

"A single dim ray, like the thread of a spider, shot out from the crevice"

The main lesson that can be gleaned from a text

A recurring image, character, or object in a story that has significant meaning

"Death has reared himself a throne in a strong city lying alone"

When a character says something but means something else

A common saying that is not intended literally

When a writer breaks from the current plot events to reflect back to a previous event

when an author gives hints that point toward future events

the introduction to a story during which pertinent background information is revealed

The concluding portion of a story during which most conflicts are resolved/the story ends

Point of view that uses pronouns such as I, me, we

Presenting opposing objects next to each other to create a dramatic effect (fire, ice)

The turning point in a story

Similar sounds created at the beginnings of words

the narrator's/speaker's identity; created through the author's use of literary devices/style

An educated guess based on text details and life experience

An object or item with deeper, significant meaning