Q4 Literary Terms REVIEW

Author of a play?

Poetry that has no set pattern or rhyme scheme

When the complete opposite of what is expected to occur actually happens is is called

The exposition is

A word or words in the text around an unfamiliar word that helps identify

Information that conveys the actions, gestures and movements across a stage?

An example, reason, act, or description that backs up the main idea of a text is

Making an educated guess using details in a passage along with what you already know is

Sub-genres under fiction include all of the following EXCEPT -

A statement about what will happen or might happen in the future is called a

Which of the following is NOT a text structure of a story?

Information in a story or poem to help show proof, form a conclusion or make a judgement?

A statement that can be verified independently and objectively with factual reliable sources

How the author constructs the story?

To stress something is to

When the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in a story it is

An idea or feeling that a word makes you feel in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

The leading character or major character in a story is the

A presentation of information or events in the order in which they happen is the

When you reduce large sections of a text to the main ideas, it is called

The writer's attitude towards his writing or audience and subject?

A ____ is often a story of immortal characters that explains some aspect of the natural world

The initial conflict in a story is called the

Paraphrase means

Which is an opinion?

A detailed complex metaphor that continues through a long section of a text is called

Language that is intended to be taken literally

The way an author organizes information in a text is called

Janet compares her brothers to cats and dogs because they

The reason behind a character's specific action or behavior is called his

A literary genre written by you and about you is called

A language that connects the five senses to create an image or description for the reader is

The words in a dramatic work that are spoken out loud are called

Words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings are called

Elements for Author's Purpose include all listed EXCEPT -

The position from which something or someone is observed is called

Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word is called a (n)

A sub-genre of fiction that is set in the past and based on real people and/or events is called

When a character in a story struggles with a problem that no one else knows about it is called

Language that appeals to the senses: sight, sound, touch, smell & taste?

Which is a strategy that you should use on the Reading STAAR test?

The sequence of events that takes the reader through the story?

a struggle or problem that a character in the story must resolve is called the

The central message of a story?

The point of the story where the problem is worked out is called the

The person who is telling the story?

A type of text structure that is basically cause and effect WITH an opinion is called

The overall feeling of a story or poem?