RLA Pretest

A category or class of literature

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.

Statement of belief or feeling

Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.

The main unit of a poem.

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

Instructions for how the drama is to be performed in front of an audience, often in parenthesis

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

The events that make up a story

Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.

Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.

The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.

A group of lines in a poem

Words with similar meanings.

The reasons for the character’s behavior

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

The time and place of the action in a story.

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

The struggle between opposing forces

How words are arranged on the page in a poem