Rhetorical Dvices
Plot Analysis
Context Clues
100

What retorical device is this

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Using words and phrases with strong connotations.

Charged/Loaded Language

100

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

100

What is a context clue?

Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.

200

What retorical device is this

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The repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure. Ex- All of the wording is in present tense  "I think, therefore I am"

Parallelism

200

What is the definition of climax?

the turning point of the story

200

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea. 

Drinks

300

What retorical device is this

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An unexplained reference within a text to a well-known person, place, event, art work, or literary work.

Alusion

300

Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story? 

Rising Action

300

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing a street

walkers

400

What retorical device is this

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The repeating of the last work of a phrase or clause to start the consecutive phrase or clause.

Anadiplosis

400

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

falling action

400

Based on context clues in the passage below, TRUNCATED means _____.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

Cut Short 

500

What retorical device is this

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Parallelism where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis

Anaphora

500

What is the synonym we use to describe the beginning of the story where the main characters, setting, and problem are introduced?

Exposition

500

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word OBEDIENT?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

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Multiple Choice:

Brushed her teeth │ That night │ Folded her clothes │ Followed her mother's requests

Followed her mother's requests