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Figurative Language
Fiction Terms
Non-Fiction Terms
Random Lit. Questions
Testing
100

a comparison between two unlike things that does no use the terms like or as

What is metaphor?

100

the time, place and location of a fictional text

What is setting?

100
having no feeling or personal opinion included (i.e. an ______ summary)
What is objective?
100
time order
What is chronological?
100
When I don't know an answer, what can I do?
What is eliminate the answers I know are incorrect, flag it for review and answer it later, or take an educated guess?
200
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
200
the attitude the writer expresses in a given portion of text
What is tone?
200
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What is claim?
200
the way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
200
one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test
What is eat a good dinner and get plenty of sleep?
300
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
300
the main problem of a story
What is central conflict?
300
the opposite of the author's claim
What is counterclaim?
300
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is supporting?
300
I should do this before reading the passages or listening to the podcast.
What is read the questions?
400
a comparison between two unlike things that give human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
400
the insight about life or truth about the world revealed within a text
What is theme?
400
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is purpose?
400
used to propel action and reveal character in a story
What is dialogue?
400
electronic devices (cell phones, ipods, mp3s, hand held video games, calculators)
What is not permitted in the classroom on testing day?
500
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
500
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is central idea?
500
the way a specific author writes
What is style?
500
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?
500
looking for key words, taking notes, reading directions, questions, passages and answer choices carefully
What is what you should be doing throughout the test?