EOG Review #2

Question 1

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 2

Fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature

Accepted Answer

myth

Question 3

Using any element of language more than once.

Accepted Answer

repetition

Question 4

The act of creating and developing a character.

Accepted Answer

characterization

Question 5

Type of phrase where meaning cannot be inferred by the literal meaning of the words

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 6

The sequence of events in a literary work

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 7

How the story comes to a conclusion, a direct result of the climax.

Accepted Answer

resolution

Question 8

Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

Accepted Answer

fiction

Question 9

Surrounding words to help you determine what words mean in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

context clues

Question 10

The use of words that imitate sounds

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 11

The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

Accepted Answer

dialect

Question 12

When an author makes a reference to another work, piece of literature, or artwork

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 13

A sense of uncertainty about how events in a story will unfold, often using danger or tension.

Accepted Answer

suspense

Question 14

An event occurs that contradicts expectations of characters, readers, or audience

Accepted Answer

situational irony

Question 15

Part of the story that happened before the current action, told through various storytelling.

Accepted Answer

flashback

Question 16

Text describing the contents of a picture, graph or chart

Accepted Answer

caption

Question 17

A conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force

Accepted Answer

external conflict

Question 18

The use of words or phrases to appeal to the 5 senses

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 19

In informational text, boxed sections off to the side containing interesting information

Accepted Answer

sidebar

Question 20

A conversation between characters. Set off by quotation marks.

Accepted Answer

dialogue

Questions 20