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Reading EOG Voc. #3

Literary terms found in middle school Reading EOG questions stems

QuestionAnswer
opinion a statement that is subjective; it can’t be proven
science fiction a fiction genre usually set in the future and the characters use inventions or technologies that don’t exist yet
metaphor comparing two unlike things directly (Example of a ________: Your love is a rose.)
figurative language writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally; i.e. writer is using words in creative and imaginative ways. (Examples of ______ are metaphors, similes, and personification.)
mystery a fiction genre where someone has committed a crime and the plot involves trying to figure out what happened and who did it.
historical fiction a fiction genre where the characters are imaginary but the story takes place during a real event in history
line a group of words written in the same row across a page (You can have a ____ in prose or poetry.)
appeals attracts (Ex. To which people does a hip hop dance _____?)
evaluate judge
haiku a type of 3 line Japanese poem. Each stanza is about one picture in nature.
dialogue conversation
italics a special way of typing a letter where the letter is a little sideways
plot events in a story that lead to a climax and a resolution
theme central message or purpose of a text
audience in literature the _____ is the reader
Venn Diagram Two intersecting circles whose purpose is to show comparison and contrast
contrast show the difference
romantic fiction a fiction genre whose plot involves people falling in love or hoping that someone falls in love with them
drama a genre of literature that can be fiction or nonfiction, but the story is told only by dialogue; i.e. a play
simile comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as” (Example of a ____: Your love is like a rose.)
bias prejudice
fact a statement that can be proven
Created by: msening
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