FAST ELA High School Review

An evil apple used to trick someone into a negative consequence is an example of _________

Words or phrases are repeated to emphasize an idea

"Here comes the sun" is an example of a _________

Action goes back to an earlier time

You can infer that...

A comparison using like or as(The moon shone like a giant flashlight.)

Narrative point of view where the narrator is a character and tells the story using “I”

Events that build towards the turning point of the story

"My heart is like an open highway" is an example of a _________

Human characteristics are given to non-human things (Leaves danced.)

You can infer that...

A rhetorical appeal that means reason and uses logical thought, fact, or rationality

What connotation can the word SILLY give the reader

What connotation can the word AMBITIOUS give the reader

The way the text is narrated

What connotation can the word CHEAP give the reader

Literary p.o.v. that shows the narrator’s attitudes, feelings, or opinions

"Killing me softly with his song" is an example of a _________

What is the tone for the following passage?

A conclusion we can draw on our own, based on the text, about characters, settings, or events.

"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day" is an example of _________

Unexpected, paradoxical, or perverse turn of events

Character is very complex in his/her motivations and/or actions

Character against the protagonist

Problem in character’s mind

A conversation between characters

Literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are

Literary p.o.v. that shows the character’s attitudes, feelings, or opinions

Turning point of the story, usually near the ending where most suspenseful event occurs

Literary p.o.v. that shows when the characters disagree on a topic or issue

The message about life from the author

"Sippin from a Grammy and walkin in the buildin/ Diamond in the ceilin, marble on the floor" is an example of _________

You can infer that...

Narrative point of view where an outside narrator provides the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters

"You see fireworks and Corvetter tire skrrt the boulevard" is an example of _________

Author gives hints or clues about events that may occur later

Character stays pretty much the same throughout the course of a story

Which text structure is one where the text shows a problem and then presents a solution to the problem?

Problem against outside force

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.-----What does “esteemed” mean?

A bird in a poem being used to describe being free is an example of a _________

What connotation can the word INEXPENSIVE give the reader

Irony in which the literal meaning of what someone says is different from (& often opposite) to what they actually mean

Where and when the story takes place

Narrative point of view where an outside narrator tells the story from only one character’s perspective

The feelings or attitude of the author coming through in the text

Character changes a lot over the course of the story

The main character or hero

Highlights the difference b/w a character's understanding of a situation& that of the audience(we know what they don't)

When consonant sounds are repeated at the beginnings of words

"Whisper words of wisdom, let it be" is an example of _________

A big exaggeration to emphasize something (I’m starving!)

When a word or expression is explicit or direct in meaning; what the word directly means

What connotation can the word GREEDY give the reader

A rhetorical appeal that means suffering and evokes an emotional response

The feeling a word gives the reader (could be positive, negative, or neutral); what the word imples or suggest

"With all the force of a great typhoon be a man" is an example of a _________

How the text makes the reader feel

The explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would've sent it hurdling into our planet.----To divert is to __.

"You're gonna hear me roar" is an example of _________

Character is straight forward in his/her motivations and/or actions

The beginning of the story when setting, characters, and conflict are introduced

Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!-----What does “rash” mean?

Which text structure presents events as they are told in the order they occur (used for real or fiction stories)?

Ending where the conflict is resolved

"Shine bright like a diamond" is an example of _________

Which text structure presents the text by describing how two (or more) things are alike and different?

What connotation can the word HUMOROUS give the reader

Which text structure is one where the text describes a process with specific directions?

A rhetorical appeal that means character and appeals to authority or credability

Words that sound the way they are spelled (buzz, clang, pop, swoosh

An expression that has a meaning different than its literal words (I’m on top of the world!

Which text structure is one that the text describes a situation and tells what resulted because of that situation?

The series of events in a story

A comparison that doesn’t use like or as (I was a hungry bear after the game.)