EOC Practice Mastery Standards Grade Recovery

Question 1

Time and place of a literary work

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Setting

Question 2

Exaggerating or stretching the truth for literary effect, example, "My feet are killing me".

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Hyperbole

Question 3

All the emotions or feelings a word arouses, such as negative feelings about 'pig'. Not the definition of the word.

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connotation

Question 4

The writer or speaker's attitude towards the subject of the work.

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Tone

Question 5

The way an author reveals his characters; can be done directly or indirectly.

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characterization

Question 6

Told from the perspective of the main character or narrator in the story; designated by the pronoun 'I'.

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first person point of view

Question 7

The use of clues that suggest events yet to come.

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foreshadowing

Question 8

A comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as.

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Simile

Question 9

Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

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Metaphor

Question 10

The problem or complication in a story, often between that person and something else.

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conflict

Question 11

The use of words that imitate sounds, as in buzz, hiss, or murmur.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 12

Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing or substance.

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Personification

Question 13

The assumed or fake name of an author that he/she uses instead of their legal name.

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Pseudonym

Question 14

Two words used together that contradict each other, as in sweet sorrow or icy hot.

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Oxymoron

Question 15

Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally; similes and metaphors are examples

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figurative language

Question 16

A form of language spoken by people of a particular region or group.

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dialect

Question 17

Universal message that an author wants to get across in a story.

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Theme

Question 18

Something is different than it is or thought to be, example, she likes you, but then she cursed you out.

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Irony

Question 19

A unit or group of lines in poetry that are separated by spaces.

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Stanza

Question 20

Words that describe sights, sounds, movements, and recreate sensory experience.

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Imagery

Question 21

Repetition of internal vowel sound, as in "how now brown cow".

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assonance

Question 22

The part of a story or play that explains the background or makes conflict clear.

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exposition

Question 23

The dictionary definition of a word.

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connotation

Question 24

Repetition of the beginning consonant sound (ex: rough and ready, Peter Piper)

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Alliteration

Question 25

Poems that tell a story

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Narrative Poetry

Question 26

High point in a story, point of most intense interest, and point of no return.

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climax

Question 27

The sequence of events in a literary work.

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Plot

Question 28

A reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Biblical, pop cultural, or historical.

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allusion

Question 29

When a story's sequence is interrupted and a character goes goes back to an earlier time.

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flashback

Question 30

Conversation carried on by the characters in a work of literature.

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dialogue

Question 31

Something seen that stands for something unseen: as a rose for love, flag for a country, star for brillance.

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Symbol

Question 32

A recurring and familiar pattern in literature, example - Disney uses these.

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archetype

Question 33

The person or thing that opposes the protagonists, sometimes called the villain.

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antagonist

Question 34

The perspective from which the story is told.

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Point of view

Question 35

The main character in a literary work who drives the plot forward.

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Protagonist

EOC Practice Mastery Standards Grade Recovery

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EOC Practice Mastery Standards Grade Recovery

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