FAST Review (ELA 10: Reading Strategies)

An author often uses repetition and other rhetorical devices to further their purpose

If an author uses an appeal to pathos, it is likely used as a rhetorical device to further an author's purpose.

You will dig deep into your soul and try your hardest on PM3!

Which word is not associated with first person narrator point of view?

What is the meaning of the word melancholy? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

In many cases (though not all), em dashes and colons are used for emphasis; thus, they may be used to develop theme.

What is the meaning of the word proliferate? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

Title, repetition, structure, punctuation, rhetorical devices -- an author uses these as tools to develop theme.

Which selection does not encapsulate the correct description?

What is the meaning of the word scarcity? (What word does this remind you of? Break down the word).

End-stopped lines of poetry often help to develop the theme of a poem; thus, they should be highlighted and analyzed.

Read each text 3x before you start answering -- you have the time to do so!

What is the meaning of the word ubiquitous? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

When analyzing a poem, one should highlight and focus on words with strong, emotional connotations.

What is the meaning of the word ambiguous? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

What is the meaning of the word antiquity? (What word does this remind you of? Break down the word).

What is the meaning of the word precede? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

What is the meaning of the word dichotomy? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

"Death stood before us; with his petrifying grip, it stole Hope and all her glory." What literary device is being used?

Which of the following describe poor reading comprehension practices?

Which words often signify a shift (volta) in a poem?

You are NOT allowed to guess on any questions!

What is the meaning of the word genesis? (What word does this remind you of? Break down the word).

"Serpentine roads encircle the sapphire mountain side; they cut through the soul and psyche of the land." What is used?

What is the meaning of the word benevolent? (Break down the word and use your knowledge of other languages).

What is the meaning of the word omnipotent? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

What is the meaning of the word malevolent? (Break down the word and use your knowledge of other languages).

"We must proceed now, not tomorrow; we must prevail now, not tomorrow; we must procure what is rightfully ours!"

Which words are used with the second person narrator point of view?

Which of the following selections are attributed to end-stopped lines?

Irrespective of the time period a story is written in, its exposition (beginning) will likely introduce...

By reading the text 3x, you will better analyze and better comprehend the text.

"Their ghastly faces, the solemn aura, the irrefutable emptiness of their hearts made it impossible to deny the truth."

Which words often signify the use of chronological order text structure?

What is the meaning of the word antithesis? Analyze the prefix, suffix, and word root (break down the word).

What is the meaning of the word interloper? (What word does this remind you of? Break down the word).

An author does not typically use appeals to pathos to further their purpose.

Triple check each answer before you go on to the next question (because the test is adaptive).

If there is one paragraph that is noticeably longer in a story, it is not significant; it does not likely develop theme.

"Human nature is a riddle, never to be solved; humans are perpetually dynamic beings, incapable of true quantification."