FSA Reading Review

Question 1

"...the illusion of invincibility is gone." With this statement, Pierre suggests the workers

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understand that chances of harm are real.

Question 2

Name that literary device! "Scars are the roadmap to the soul."

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Metaphor

Question 3

"Robles Gil...spearheaded the installation of sculptures..." What does "spearheaded" mean?

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Organized

Question 4

Why do the pale women sing to their children?

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To distract them

Question 5

What is the most likely reason the poet chooses to give her subject human characteristics?

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To offer a new perspective on a familiar occurrence

Question 6

Name that literary device! "The ocean danced in the moonlight."

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Personification

Question 7

when the story is narrated by one character at a time it is being told through...

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First person point of view

Question 8

Name that literary device! "The paparazzi circled like vultures above a tottering camel."

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Simile

Question 9

A struggle taking place within a character's own mind

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Internal Conflict

Question 10

What aspect of the storm is revealed in lines 5–9? "...head thrown back, eyes closed, roars..."

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The extent of its power

Question 11

...tosses her hair dark with rain, snares lightning... in the tangles. What does "snares" mean?

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Catches

Question 12

Name that literary device! "All hands on deck!"

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Synecdoche

Question 13

"Our sweat dances and disappears" is an example of...

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personification

Question 14

literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words & descriptions

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Mood

Question 15

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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Tone

Question 16

"boulders retreat like crabs into themselves" Why are boulders compared to crabs?

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To suggest that even boulders are no match for the storm

Question 17

Characters that don't change much throughout the story are called...

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Static Characters

Question 18

"Our sweat dances and disappears" These words provide a clue to the...

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sweltering temperature of the day.

Question 19

the most important thought of a text, which tells the reader it is about, is called the...

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main idea

Question 20

Name that literary device! “I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.”

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Allusion

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