Vocabulary Assessment

Potato chips aren't rubbery like fat, but crispy like lettuce. That proves they're diet food.

A character who changes in some important way as a result of the story's actions.

An argument that attacks the character of a person rather than his opinions or arguments.

When the author does not directly reveal the characters personality they are using...

The recurrence of similar consonant sounds in lines of poetry.

one point or argument does not follow logically from the preceding one; no logical relationship

Sally sells seashells by the seashore is an example of...

People can apply lessons or ideas from themes to their own lives

The literal (dictionary) meaning of something is...

a conclusion that if A happens then eventually through a series of steps Z will happen

walking dead is an ...

A person, place, or thing that is representative of something beyond itself.

This type of character is more complex in a story and more emotionally developed.

original copy is an...

an ad that links a symbol and its traits to a person or idea

To be objective means to be...

The feeling the reader gets while reading a piece of literature.

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.

You can identify theme from all of these except...

If we don’t bail out the automakers, the US economy will collapse, so we must bail them out.

Tone is a reflection of the...

Something written that can have more than one possible meaning is known to be...

numbers and statistics are construed to hide meaning

suggestion to think or act as others do

Representative of only stating the facts and not stating opinions or emotional thoughts.

A humorous play on words often involving double meanings is called a...

presents only two choices or solutions to a problem or situation and forces someone to choose

Threatening the audience with negative consequences if his claim is not accepted or believed.

The central idea is usually specific to the individual story.

Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty lazy hippies.

You are late getting home, so you distract your parents by talking to them about the weather.

Being bad for the environment, if we ban hummers , then eventually the gov't will ban all cars

putting words or ideas in people's head; creating a dummy or falsified argument or situation

The underlying message or moral of a story that can be related to other stories and real life.

form of communication that is aimed towards influencing a community towards a cause or position

Most people who are read the last rites die, so Priests must be killing people with magic words

words with positive or negative connotations that stir readers

Fully describing the time and place where an event occurs is referring to...

attacking a persons position by attaching by using slander or unpleasantries towards them

An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words.

The series of related events in a story.

a public figure or celebrity promotes or endorses a product, a policy, or a political candidate

Combining words that have opposite or very different meanings.

Presents people as authorities on products or issues; these authorities in a different field.

A comparison between two things not using "like" or "as"

A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth.

A mild, indirect, or polite expression substituting for one that is too harsh or blunt.

When determining central idea, you should focus on who or what are ____ in a story

When determining central idea you should identify the most interesting information in a story.

Conveying a vague and general setting

comparison or metaphors that relate ideas or situations that are not really that similar

The place and time a story takes place is the ...

an error in logic often used in debate to mislead or distract people from the real issue

My teacher told me that girls like boys who dance, so if you want to get girls learn to dance.

attempting to redirect the the argument to another issue that the person can better respond to

People who don't support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor.

Theme is..

A brief summary specific to the individual story is the...

Important hints that an author drops to help the reader anticipate what is to happen in a story

The implied meaning of something is the...

an attempt to convince the audience that a prominent person and his ideas are "of the people"

I stole the lipstick because the sky was blue.

An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art is...

A cause and effect relationship between two sequential events; often very reasonable.

Something based on personal feelings, tastes, or opinions is...

What fits your busy schedule better, exercising 1 hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day?

A interruption in a plot or story to describe an event that occurred before the story began is

When advertisers stress positive qualities and ignore the negative.

Themes are only applicable to the individual story

"While I nodded, nearly napping..." is an example of which sound device?