When what appears as reality is really not what exits
What is Irony
100
This event causes Odysseus to be blown off course as he is just about to reach Itaca
What is his men opening the back of bad winds?
100
What you should do on the night before an exam
What is get a good night's rest?
100
This is what a person should do if he or she doesn't understand what was just read.
What is reread?
100
This is when the reader is able to visualize from the words that appear in the text.
What is imagery?
200
The attitude a write has toward a piece of literature. For example, sarcastic, humorous, sympathetic
What is tone?
200
This trip is the cause of Odysseus making it through the Island of the Sirens, Charybdis, and past Scylla.
What is a trip to the underworld?
200
This is what you should use during multiple choice questions to rid yourself of impossible answers.
What is the process of elimination?
200
This is what a person does to make sure they understood or to check for clarity.
What is write or ask themself questions?
200
This is the mention of a person, place,thing, or event from history, another piece of literature, science, religion, music,etc in a work of literature.
What is an allusion?
300
Although it may have one meaning, it may also stand for or suggest something entirely different.
What is Symbolism?
300
This is a type of literature that contains events that actually occurred in the past.
What is historical fiction?
300
This is how a person makes sure they know why they are reading a passage.
What is setting a purpose by reading and writing down questions?
300
This is when a person restates something in their own words.
What is paraphrase?
300
These are forms of figurative language that show comparison.
What is a simile and a metaphor?
400
This is used by poets to show the importance of an item in an poem. You may see me over and over again.
What is repetition?
400
This type of literature involves intricate twists and has a lot of suspense which keeps the reader wondering until the very end.
What is mystery?
400
This is what a person might bring to a testing situation if allowed.
What is a pencil, pen, snack or water?
400
This is when the reader realizes he or she has something in common with what they've just read.
What is making a connection?
400
This is the context, time of day, year, time in history, place, and possibly weather conditions that appear in a piece of literature.
What is setting?
500
This appears in fiction to show a shift in time.
What is flashback?
500
This is a type of prose that shares an event. It has the same elements as a novel. According to Edgar Allan Poe, the writer who perfected it, it should be read in one sitting.
What is a short story?
500
This is how a person can avoid being disqualified during a test.
What is not cheat or use a cell phone?
500
This is when the reader uses what is in the text but not plainly or literally stated to form a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
500
This is two words written together that seem to be the opposite or which have a sharp contrast to each other.