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R3adiNG STudy ReVieW
reading study guide for finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describes one thing as if it were something else. | A metaphor |
| Gives human qualities to something that is not haman. | personification |
| Uses like or as to describe two apparently unlike things. | simile |
| anything that represtents somethinf else. | symbol |
| introduces the setting. | exposition |
| rising action | introduces conflict |
| Highest point of tension n a story. | climax |
| The story's conflict lessons in the... | falling action |
| the story's conclusion | resolution |
| people or animals that take part in a story's action. | characters |
| Way a writer reveals a character's personality | characterization |
| message about life expressed through different cultures. | universal theme |
| Sequence of events in a story. | plot |
| writer describes the character. | direct characterization |
| Writer reveals carcters through action and words | indirect characterization |
| in Ribbons, where did the grandmother come from? | Hong Kong |
| In Ribbons, what is Stacy's favorit thing to do ? | Ballet |
| why are the grandmother's feet deformed? | the point ballet shows |
| How does rikki tikki tavi feel once he kills karrot? | amussed |
| who was Rikki Tikki fighting? | Nag and Nagiana |
| Who was Rikki Tikki Protecting? | Teddy and his family. |
| what kind of animal is Rikki Tikki? | a Mongoose |
| In the story "Seventh Grade", who does Victor have a crush on? | Thereasa |
| In seventh grade, why does Micheal scowl at girls? | They think its cute |
| How do you describe Mr. Bueller after what happened to Victor? | Rather understanding |
| why did Victor run to the library at the end of Seventh grade. | To study french |
| What does Thereasa ask Victor to do at the end of the story? | Asha Victor yo tutor her. |
| In Stolen day, what disease does the narrater have? | inflamatory Rhuematism |
| What fish does the narrater in stolen day catch? | a carp |
| What are tools writers use to enhance their writing? | literary devices |
| Clues in a story that tell of events that will happen later on. | foreshadowing |
| placement of a scene in a story that tells of past occurrences. | flash back |
| name given to techniques that include surprising contradictions. | irony |
| Form of language spoken by people of a particular region or group. | Dialect |
| The message given in a story. | theme |
| repetition or consonant sounds in the beginning of words. | alliteration |
| the use of any element of language. | repetition |
| repetition of vowel sounds followed by different sounds in stressed syllables. | assonance |
| repetition of similar consonance sounds at the ends of accented syllables. | consonance |
| The use of words that imitate sounds. | onomatopoeia |
| repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as speech and teach. | rhyme |
| A rhythmical pattern in a poem. | meter |
| Type or poetry that tells a story in verse. | narrative poem |
| a three lined japanese verse poem. | haiku |
| Poem where the writer expresses his or her feelings or thoughts. | Lyric poem |
| Poetry defined by its lack of strict structure. | Free verse poem |
| song like poems that tell a story, often about adventure or romance. | ballads poem |
| Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects. | concrete poem |
| Humorous rhyming five line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme. | limericks |
| Pairs of rhyming lines usually of the same meter and length. | rhyming couplets |
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