AIR Review Definitions #23-50

Question 1

Set in a specific time in history and some characters can be based on real people from the past

Accepted Answer

historical fiction

Question 2

Writing set in a time or place with futuristic elements or a reshaped society

Accepted Answer

science fiction

Question 3

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 4

To express someone else’s ideas in your own words without altering the original meaning

Accepted Answer

paraphrase

Question 5

An object, idea, or action that represents or stands from something else

Accepted Answer

sybmolism

Question 6

Descriptive language that appeals to the reader and creates imagery

Accepted Answer

sensory details

Question 7

A piece of fiction that is believable and could happen in real life

Accepted Answer

realistic fiction

Question 8

Examines how two topics are both similar and different

Accepted Answer

compare & contrast

Question 9

A piece of writing based on true facts and information

Accepted Answer

non-fiction

Question 10

Presents the most important idea and includes supporting statements, arguments, or facts

Accepted Answer

main idea & details

Question 11

The use of sensory details to help the reader to visualize what is happening in the text

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 12

A brief statement of the main ideas in your own words including only the main points

Accepted Answer

summarize

Question 13

A conversation between two or more characters

Accepted Answer

dialogue

Question 14

A piece of writing that is not real, and it is imagined or created

Accepted Answer

fiction

Question 15

Excited or anxious feelings about what might happen next

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suspense

Question 16

The use of hints, indications, and warnings to suggest what will happen later in the plot

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 17

Presents a relationship between an initial action and the result of the initial action

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cause & effect

Question 18

The attitude of the author about the topic

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tone

Question 19

An opinion, position, or judgment reached after consideration and logical reasoning

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conclusion

Question 20

The overall feeling of the reader that is created by the style or atmosphere of the author

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mood

Question 21

Presents ideas or events in time order

Accepted Answer

chronological order

Question 22

An account in which a writer tells the life story of another person

Accepted Answer

biography

Question 23

A statement about what you think may happen in the future

Accepted Answer

prediction

Question 24

Inconsistency between what is expected to happen and what actually happens in a story

Accepted Answer

irony

Question 25

A transition to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological order of the story

Accepted Answer

flashback

Question 26

Introduces a source of difficulty and presents an action to solve the source of difficulty

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problem & solution

Question 27

An account written by a person about his or her own life

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autobiography

Question 28

Making a logical judgment based on evidence and reasoning

Accepted Answer

inference

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