EOG Review

Question 1

Narrator that tells story and cannot be completely trusted, as in "Cremation of Sam McGee"

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unreliable narrator

Question 2

Songlike poem that tells a story dealing with adventure and romance, with rhythm and a refrain.

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ballad

Question 3

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 4

Words expressing how the reader feels while reading a text.

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mood

Question 5

The part of the story that tells where and when the action takes place.

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setting

Question 6

Text describing the contents of a picture, graph or chart

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caption

Question 7

surrounding words to help you determine what words mean in a sentence.

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context clues

Question 8

The central idea of a story that is often abstract and can be applied to life in general.

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theme

Question 9

The use of words or phrases to appeal to the 5 senses

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imagery

Question 10

When a physical object or image is made to represent a much bigger idea, like freedom or hope.

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symbolism

Question 11

Dark letters indicating important information; reader must slow down and pay attention to these

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Boldface type

Question 12

An event occurs that contradicts expectations of characters, readers, or audience.

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situational irony

Question 13

A conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force.

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external conflict

Question 14

The act of creating and developing a character.

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characterization

Question 15

A heading given to a smaller subsection within a larger piece of writing

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subheading

Question 16

Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

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fiction

Question 17

The sequence of events in a literary work

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plot

Question 18

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

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foreshadowing

Question 19

When you are asked to make an educated guess, based on textual evidence, you are making a(an)

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inference

Question 20

A struggle that takes place within the mind of a character.

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internal conflict

Question 21

Writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning,

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figurative language

Question 22

Person who tells the story and only knows his or her side of things.

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limited narrator

Question 23

A list of the parts of a book/text; placed at the front of the book, in order they appear.

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table of contents

Question 24

Words used to describe how the author feels about the text

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tone

Question 25

How the story comes to a conclusion, direct result of the climax.

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resolution

Question 26

The use of words that imitate sounds

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onomatopoeia

Question 27

A story written to be performed by actors

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drama

Question 28

When an author makes a reference to another work, piece of literature, or artwork.

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allusion

Question 29

The person who tells the story and knows everything.

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omniscient narrator

Question 30

Words that often mean something different or opposite the typical meaning.

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irony

Question 31

Fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature

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myth

Question 32

The pattern of beats or stresses in language.

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rhythm

Question 33

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

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dialect

Question 34

Arrangement of a set number of lines in a poem with fixed meter, length, and rhyme

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stanza

Question 35

Part of the story that happened before the current action, told through various storytelling.

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flashback

Question 36

Repetition of sounds at the ends of words at the ends of lines, often used as emphasis.

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rhyme

Question 37

The part of the story that introduces characters, setting, and backstory.

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introduction

Question 38

Poetry that tells a story, with a plot, characters, setting and rhyme.

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narrative poetry

Question 39

Highly musical verse that expresses observations and feelings of a single speaker

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lyric poetry

Question 40

This is a gross exaggeration done for effect, often to make something funny or stand out.

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hyperbole

Question 41

Comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

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simile

Question 42

a form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story.

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autobiography

Question 43

Comparison of 2 unlike things where one IS the other

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metaphor

Question 44

The most exciting or tension filled moment of a story. Also known as the high point.

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climax

Question 45

Slanted letters indicating important information; must slow down and pay attention to these

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italics

Question 46

The author's reason or intent for writing

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purpose

Question 47

Type of phrase where meaning cannot be inferred by the literal meaning of the words

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idiom

Question 48

A conversation between characters. Set off by quotation marks.

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dialogue

Question 49

Using any element of language more than once.

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repetition

Question 50

A short and concise retelling of a story's main points.

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summary

Question 51

Contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true

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dramatic irony

Question 52

When one gives human qualities to animals or inaminate objects.

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personification

Question 53

In informational text, boxed sections off to the side containing interesting, information

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sidebar

Question 54

A character in conflict with a main character

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antagonist

Question 55

A sense of uncertainty about how events in a story will unfold, often using danger or tension.

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suspense

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