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Reading ComprehensionAesthetic
This has to do with the beauty of something rather than its usefulness.Allegory
This is a story with two or more levels of meaning--a literal level and a symbolic level--in which events, setting, and characters are symbols for ideas or qualities.Alliteration
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.Allusion
This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.Analogy
This is a comparison based on a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar.Analyze
This is to separate a whole into its parts.Archetypal Character
This is a character in a work that is very typical of a certain type of person.Archetype
This is the original model for a person, place, thing, or idea appearing later in history, folklore, literature, or myth. It is a symbol, setting, character, or theme that has universal meaning.Argument
This involves one or more reasons presented by a speaker or a writer to lead the audience or reader to a logical conclusion.Argument
The logical, systematic presentation of reasoning and supporting evidence that proves the validity of a statement or position.Argumentation
This is the kind of writing that tries to persuade readers to accept an author's opinions.Assonance
This is the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables.Author's Purpose
This is the reason for creating written work.Ballad
This is a rhymed, songlike poem that tells a story , often dealing with adventure or romance.
Believability This is the ability to trust something as true or credible.
Bias
This is a prejudice that is leaning toward a positive or negative judgment on something; a personal judgment or opinion about a particular person, position, or thing.Blank Verse
This is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.Categorical Claim
This rhetorical strategy contains a statement that is an arguable interpretation of the facts. It is present when people can disagree about the definition of the category to which the object or person belongs.Central Idea
The key point made in a written passage; the chief topic.Character
This is an individual's mental or moral quality.Characterization
This is the combination of ways that an author shows readers what a person in a literary selection is like.Characters
These are the people or animals who take part in a literary work.Classical Literature
This includes great masterpieces of the Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations as well as any writing that is widely considered a model of its form.Climax
This is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak.Communication
This is the process of sending and receiving information. This interaction between individuals includes three categories: verbal, nonverbal, and written.Conclusion
This wraps up a piece of writing and reminds readers of the thesis.Connotation
This is the emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word.Consonance
This is the repetition in two or more words of final consonants in stressed syllables that are preceded by different vowel sounds.
Cultural Elements This includes language, ideologies, beliefs, values, and norms. These
elements help to shape the life of a society.Deductive Logic
This is the process of forming a specific consequence from general observations.Dialect
This is a form of language that is characteristic of a particular place or by a particular group of people.Diary
This is a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations.Diction
This is the writer's choice of words, including the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language.Direct Characterization
This is when an author reveals a person in the story characterization by giving specific descriptions.Dramatic Irony
This is when the audience or the readers know something that the characters do not know.Dynamic Character
This is a person in a fictional work that changes during the course of the action.End Rhyme
This is the repetition of similar sounds that comes at the ends of lines of poetry.Essay
This is a short, nonfiction work about a particular subject.Evaluate
This is placing a value or rank on a piece of writing or speaking.Evidence
This is information that supports a generalization.Extended Metaphor
This is a sustained comparison in which a subject is written or spoken of as if it were something else.False Syllogism
This is the act of drawing the wrong conclusion from two premises.Figurative Language
This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.Figure Of Speech
a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally but figuratively; synonym for figurative languageFirst Person
This is a point of view where the narrator is a character in the story and refers to him or herself with I.First-person Point Of View
This is a point of view in which the story is told by one of the characters.Fixed Form
This means traditional verse form, or a poem that inherits from other poems certain familiar elements of structure including an unvarying number of lines, rhyme, meter, particular themes, tones, and other elements.Flashback
This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.Flat Character
This is a person in a fictional work that is never fully developed by the author.Foreshadowing
This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.Form
This is the structure into which a piece of literature, such as a poem, is organized.Format
This is the general plan of organization of a written work.Free Verse
This is poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form.Generalization
This is forming a broad concept based on specific instances. Inductive reasoningGenre
This is the category or type of literature.Haiku
This is a highly compressed form of Japanese poetry that creates a brief, clear picture in order to produce an emotional reaction in the reader. It relies upon images taken from nature and on the power of suggestion. It has three lines of five, seven, and five syllables each.Historical Context
The setting and circumstances in which a literary work is written or an event occurs.Hyperbole
This is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work.Idiom
This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.Imagery
This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.Imagery
This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event.Implied Meaning
This is a suggested, but not stated, definition.Indirect Characterization
This is when an author reveals a person in the story characterization through his/her words, thoughts, appearance, action, or what others think or say about him/her.Inductive Logic
This is the process of making a generalization based on a specific observation.Inference
This is reading between the lines. It is taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know to make sense of what you read.Informational Text
This is a type of real-world writing that presents information that is necessary or valuable to the reader.Intent
This is the overriding purpose of a speech or written work; for example, to entertain, to inform,to persuade.Internal Rhyme
This occurs within a line of poetry when two words have similar ending sounds.Interpretation
This is the explanation of the significance or meaning of a work.Irony
This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens.Journal
This is a daily autobiographical account of events and personal reactions.Lexicon
This is the vocabulary or words used by a particular profession or with a specific subject.Limited View
This is a point of view, in which the narrator is outside the story, reveals the thoughts of only one character, and yet refers to that characters as 'he' or 'she'.Literary Device
A type of tool or strategy to enhance an author's styleLiterary Elements
These are the components used together to create a fictional piece of writing.Literary Movement
Describes authors or types of literature that are loosely related due to style or subject matter.Literary Period
Literary works are often grouped into these because they share a time span. This allows analysis for traits common to an identified time. These can include conventions, styles, themes, and philosophies. Examples include the Romantic period and the Renaissance.Logic
This is the reasoning used to reach a conclusion based on a set of assumptions, or it may be defined as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference.Lyric Poem
This is a highly musical verse that expresses the observation and feelings of a single speaker.Memoir
This is an account of the personal experiences of an author.Metaphor
This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing.Mood
This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading.Myth
This is a traditional tale about gods, goddesses, heroes, and other characters.Mythology
This is a body or collection of tales belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes. It explains the actions of
gods and goddesses or the cause of natural phenomena and includes supernatural elements.Narrative Poem
This tells a story in verse.Nonfiction
This is factual writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events.Nonfiction
This is prose written with the primary purpose of explaining, arguing, or describing in an objective, straightforward manner. It includes such genres as 'biography' and 'autobiography'.Omniscient
This is a point of view; the narrator KNOWS EVERYTHING about the characters and events, and describes the characters and action from outside the story.Omniscient
"Third Person __________" is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about the characters and events.Onomatopoeia
This is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.Opinion
This is a statement that reflects a writer's belief about a topic , and it cannot be proved.Organization
In writing, this is the trait of order, structure and presentation of information; It is the writing trait which measures logical sequencing of ideas, details, or events.Paradox
This is a statement that leads to a contradictory situation in which something seems both true and false.Parallelism
This is a persuasive technique in which an author creates a BALANCED sentence by re-using the same word structure.Parody
This is a humorous imitation of a literary work that exaggerates or distorts the characteristic features of the original.Personification
This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.Perspective
This is a writer's point of view about a particular subject, and is often influenced by their beliefs or by events in their lives.
Plot This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.
Poem
This is an arrangement of words in verse. It sometimes rhymes, and expresses facts, emotions, or ideas in a style more concentrated, imaginative and powerful than that of ordinary speech.Poetry
This is the third major type of literature in addition to drama and prose.Point Of View
This is the perspective from which a story is told.Premise
This is an assumption or hypothesis which begins a logical argument.Pun
This is a humorous word play that usually is based on several meanings of one word.Purpose
This is an author's intention, reason, or drive for writing the piece.Reading Strategies
These are the processes that good readers use before, during, and after reading to understand a text.Rhetorical Question
This is a persuasive technique in which a writer or speaker asks a question, but no answer is required because he implies the answer is obvious; done to convince the audience to agree with the writer/speaker's point.Rhetorical Strategy
This is a plan an author uses to effectively deliver the intended message in written work.Rhyme
This is the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words.Rhyme Scheme
This is the regular pattern of rhyme found at the ends of lines in poems.Rhythm
This is the musical quality created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.Round Character
This is a person in a fictional work that is well-developed by the author.Satire
This is writing that uses humor to ridicule or criticize individuals, ideas, or institutions in hopes of improving them.
Sensory Details These are images help the reader see or hear or feel things. These are
details that appeal to the senses.Setting
This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.Simile
This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".Situational Irony
This is when something happens that is the opposite of what was expected.Slant Rhyme
This is the use of words with similar or inexact end sounds to create rhyme.Sonnet
This is a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.Sound Devices
These are the sounds of words that poets use to enrich their poetry.Speech
This is a talk or public address.Standard American English
This is the version of the English language that is regarded as the model in America for writers and speakers who are considered educated.Static Character
This is a person in a fictional work that does not change during the course of the action.Structure
This refers to a writer's arrangement or overall design of a literary work. It is the way words, sentences, and paragraphs are organized to create a complete work.Style
This is the way an author expresses ideas through the use of kinds of words, literary devices, and sentence structure.Subplot
This is a secondary plot in a work of literature that either explains or helps to develop the main plot.Supporting Evidence
These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.Syllogism
a logical premise(s) and the conclusion that can be drawn from it.
Symbol This is a person, place, thing, or event that represents something more than
itself in a literary work.Symbolism
This is the use of objects or ideas that represent something other than themselves.Syntax
This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence.Theme
This is the message, usually about life or society that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.Third Person Limited Point Of View
This is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, which is referred to as "he" or "she."Tone
This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.Universal Theme
This is the central message of a story, poem, novel, or play that many readers can apply to their own experiences, or to those of all people.Verbal Irony
This is when someone says the opposite of what he or she really means.Viewpoint
This is an expression of an opinion or standpoint.