SC Ready Review

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a group of lines in a poem that form a unit

In my introduction paragraph this tells what I will be writing about.

What a passage is mostly about is called

The attitude of the writer towards his writing

When I rephrase or rewrite something in my own words.

In a Text Dependent Analysis I must

Tim had to go to court to settle his speeding ticket today.

Walking down the street Jim felt safe. If only he knew what lay behind the trees.

Any writing but poetry.

Jim was frustrated with Tom, so he walked over and slapped him in the face. What's the conflict

Words that the actors speak or conversation in the story are called

I know very little about this character.

The fire station caught on fire...this is ____________

something that cannot be proven

What does TDA stand for?

The author's reason for writing.

The flowers were waving him a hello.

"She's been sick as a dog all week." Phrase that has a meaning other than the literal meaning.

A series of events that make up a story.

figurative language used to say something in a nicer way.

The emotion suggested by a word is

A story that is not true. It is made up, imaginative writing.

place and time of the story

A tornado hit Hoxie, KS and destroyed everything. What's the conflict?

The turning point of the story.

"Never give up" is an example of

Addie ate apples all afternoon is an example of what figure of speech?

He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.

The definition of a word is

information that is designed to convince you or persuade you.

The frog was a statue sitting on the lily pad.

The different types of literature

JR stayed true to himself. He's always been kind to others and has never let anyone change that

Tom was in agony. He wasn't sure if he should tell on his best friend or not.

A story that explains things about our world and involves gods and goddesses.

A person, animal, or object that is in a story is called

words that sound like their name

Sue knew she was much nicer now, rather than the mean girl she had always been. She's changed.

How everything turns out at the end of the story.

In a TDA I must

Literature written to be performed or acted in front of an audience is called

The point of view where the narrator knows everything about everyone in the story.

Language that appeals to the senses is called

The TDA (writing portion) of the test is where I write...

I was so exhausted that I could sleep for 10 days straight.

The point of view where a character in the story is the narrator.

Figuring things out as you read that are not directly stated in the text.

The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in the story.

something that can be proved

Interrupting the present to tell about the past is

A brief story that teaches a lesson about life.