Reading Skills Review 5

The central idea or message of a text.

A "chunk of text" in a poem is known as a . . .

Another word for the problem in the story is known as . . .

An image or object that represents something else is known as a . . .

What is the term for when an author gives clues about what will happen next?

The word "Boom!" is an example of . . .

An overstatement or exaggeration is also known as . . .

The main character of a novel is also known as the . . .

The place, time, and social conditions in which a story takes place is the . . .

The character who works against the main character is also known as the . . .

In what point of view is the following sentence written? "You walk into a dark cave."

The point in the story where the tension or conflict reaches the highest point.

A feeling of struggle or conflict is known as . . .

The person or being that tells the story in a work of literature is known as the . . .

What is the poetic device used in the sentence, "Turtles take time to talk."

The way the problem's story is wrapped up is known as the . . .

An author's attitude toward a subject, expressed by her "voice" is known as . . .

A fictional story that often features animals or supernatural creatures and teaches a lesson.

The feeling or way the text attempts to make the audience feel is known as the . . .

What point of view is the following sentence? "She won the race?"

Story from ancient culture that usually has heroic or god like characters and explains nature.

A description that compares to dissimilar things to show something about a subject.