ELA Test Review

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What is the 'main idea'?

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The central point or primary point of a text.

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What is the 'theme' of a story?

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The moral or message of a story.

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What is the 'tone' of a written work?

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The author's feelings about the subject they are writing about.

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What is the meaning of the word 'rhetoric'?

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The art of persuasive speaking or writing.

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What are the three different types of rhetoric?

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Ethos, Pathos, Logos.

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What is 'figurative language'?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a 'simile'?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is 'foreshadowing'?

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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What is 'characterization'?

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.