Reading Comprehension
Literature Terms
Reading Comprehension #2
Vocabulary
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100

this character from Little Women is bold, generous and concerned

Who is Jo?

100

when the writer refers to himself as "I"

What is first-person point of view?

100

This was used in "Seeing off a Friend" as a comparison to the poet's friend

What is a tumbleweed?

100

Christ's being wounded heals us

What is irony?

100

may give clues to a surprise ending

What is foreshadowing?

200

this adult from "The Doll's House" does NOT teach the children to be unkind to the Kelveys

Who is Willie Brent?

200

a type of literature, such as "short story" or "poetry"

What is genre?

200

this literary device is used to communicate the poet's message in "Seeing Off a Friend"

What is concrete imagery?

200

represents something in addition to itself

What is a symbol?

200

a key feature of Hebrew poetry

What is parallelism?

300

the type of conflict shown when Roger's is trying to decide whether to run or to stay at Mrs. Jones's apartment

What is man vs himself?

300

man vs a force greater than himself, man vs man, and man vs himself

What are the 3 main types of conflict?

300

this poem shows how his actions toward his friend and toward a brute are alike

What is Versos Sencillos?

300

the order of events in a short story

What is the plot?

300

this character in "Half a Gift" shows maturity by demonstrating his love for his brother

Who is Joe?
400

this character from "After Twenty Years" is used to watching out for himself, is streetwise and knows how to gain wealth 

Who is Bob?

400

What is the term used to describe a grouping of verse lines in a poem?

What is a stanza?

400

the narrator in "Half a Gift"

Who is Joe?

400

"All we like sheep..."

What is a simile?

400

this character from "A Doll's House" likes the little lamp so much because it looks perfect and real, and it seems better suited to the house than the dolls do

Who is Kezia?

500

"Big Joe" Brady's restaurant being town down symbolizes this

What is the end of Bob and Jimmy's friendship?

500

the perspective or angle from which the story is told

What is point of view?

500

the poet's heart, the poet's hand, and the color white

What are symbols found in the poem Versos Sencillos?

500

distinguishes on character from another

What is a character trait?

500

this character from "Thank You, M'am" tells Roger to wash his face when he enters the apartment 

Who is Mrs. Jones?

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