FAST Reading Practice

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What does the word symbolize mean in literature?

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To represent or exemplify.

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What is the theme of a literary text?

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The message or 'moral'.

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What is the definition of logos in rhetoric?

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Uses facts, logic, organization, statistics, data, and/or more to convince.

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What is the rhetorical device of repetition?

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Repeating the exact same words over and over.

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What is the rhetorical device of parallelism?

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Repeating similar sentence structures or phrases over and over.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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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 personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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What is the purpose of imagery in literature?

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To create vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses.