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TAKS 11th grade ELA
Vocabulary for Exit Level TAKS Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its explicit meaning, or the authors meaning of the word. | Connotation |
| A word’s dictionary meaning, independent of other associations that the word may have. | Denotation |
| Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally. | Figurative Language |
| The descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader. These pictures, or images, are created by details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement. | Imagery |
| A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared. | Metaphor |
| The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. | Mood |
| A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. | Personification |
| The perspective from which the narrator is telling the story. | Point of View |
| Anything that stands for or represents something else. | Symbol |
| A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work. There can be more than one theme in a literary work. | Theme |
| The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject. | Tone |
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