GMAS Key Terms Review

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Inference in literary texts

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A reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

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What is the theme of a literary passage?

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Its lesson or message

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What is the central idea of a passage?

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The most important point or idea that the author is making

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Characterization

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The way an author develops a character over the course of a text

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Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze, B) She is as pretty as a picture, C) Recess was chaotic, with lots of different people running around, D) My father can lift two tons

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A) The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison that states one thing is another

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration beyond belief

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What is an idiom?

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A quirky expression specific to a language.

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Alliteration in literary devices

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The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.

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Allusion

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A direct reference to something without mentioning it explicitly.