Reading: figurative language

Question 1

the main story of a literary work

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Plot

Question 2

an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning

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Inferences

Question 3

a story of superhuman beings that attempts to describes the origin of customs or beliefs

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Myth

Question 4

language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes

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Imagery

Question 5

a word having the same or almost the same meaning as another word in the same language

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Synonyms

Question 6

words spelled the same but different in origin or meaning or pronunciation

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Homographs

Question 7

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

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Fable

Question 8

extravagant exaggeration used to emphasize a point

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Hyperbole

Question 9

style or manner of expression

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Tone

Question 10

the basic part of a word to which prefixes or suffixes may be added

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Stems

Question 11

a biography written by the person it is about

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Autobiography

Question 12

a written work that tells a story through action and speech with a serious tone or subject

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Drama

Question 13

the meaning of a word or phrase is given before and/ or after its use

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Context clues

Question 14

an extended struggle

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Conflict

Question 15

resemblance in some details between things otherwise unlike

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Analogies

Question 16

a work of literature set in an unreal world often with superhuman characters and monsters

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Fantasy

Question 17

The central character of a piece of writing.

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Protagonist

Question 18

a relationship in which one event makes another event happen

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Cause/effect

Question 19

words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning

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Homonyms

Question 20

the narrator’s position in the description of events

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Point of view

Question 21

a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest

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Rising action

Question 22

plot driven stories that are suspenseful with hidden secrets

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Mystery

Question 23

literary work using expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm

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Poetry

Question 24

The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound.

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Alliteration

Question 25

fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances

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Science fiction

Question 26

an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning

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Affixes

Question 27

giving things a symbolic meaning that is different from their literal sense.

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Symbolism

Question 28

to look for similarities/or differences of two or more elements

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Compare/contrast

Question 29

text structure introduces a problem (or problems) then explains the solution and its effects

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Problem/solution

Question 30

opposition to (someone or something) in favor with (someone or something)

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For and against

Question 31

a figure of speech in which different things are compared without using like or as

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Metaphor

Question 32

a particular type or category of literary, musical, or artistic composition

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Genres

Question 33

the actual ending scene of the drama or narrative

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Resolution

Question 34

information that tells more about the overall idea of a story

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Main idea

Question 35

the use of words that mean the opposite of what one really intends

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Irony

Question 36

the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist unravels

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Falling action

Question 37

something told or written that is not fact, a made-up story

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Fiction

Question 38

a publication using magazines or newspaper

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Periodicals

Question 39

knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance

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Informational piece

Question 40

a belief based on experience and on seeing certain facts that falls short of positive knowledge

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Opinion

Question 41

combines elements of fiction with historical facts

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Historical Fiction

Question 42

a figure of speech in which different things are compared by the use of the word like or as

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Simile

Question 43

a subject for a work of literature, art, or music

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Theme

Question 44

text or stories that are true

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Nonfiction

Question 45

the portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience

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Exposition

Question 46

a history of a person's life told by someone else

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Biography

Question 47

giving an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have

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Personification

Question 48

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

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Antagonist

Question 49

a story of a personal experience

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Memoir

Question 50

the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds

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Onomatopoeia

Question 51

something that can be proven true

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Fact

Question 52

the time and place in which the story takes place

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Setting

Question 53

the turning point, which changes the protagonist's fate

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Climax

Question 54

a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of its editors or publishers

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Editorial

Question 55

a word of opposite meaning

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Antonyms

Question 56

relating to, or arranged in a sequence

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Sequential

Question 57

a person in a story, novel, or play

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Characters

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