Literary Devices

MOOD is the feeling conveyed by the AUTHOR towards the story and the characters.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TEKS.ELA.7.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.CR.4D

TEKS.ELA.LG.2H

TEKS.ELA.PSW.5G

Foreshadowing is a literary device where the author gives hints of what might happen later in the story..

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E1.6

TEKS.ELA.E2.6

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

It is the feeling conveyed by the READERS towards the passage.

• Tone

• Mood

• Voice

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TEKS.ELA.7.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.E3.8F

TEKS.ELA.LG.3B

TEKS.ELA.OI.3A

VOICE in fiction pertains to the format through which stories are told. It is the speaker of the story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TEKS.ELA.E3.6A

TEKS.ELA.E4.6A

TEKS.ELA.LG.2N

TEKS.ELA.LG.3B

Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. He threw his baseball glove on the couch with a sigh. The thunder cracked and his phone dinged. Trey picked up the phone. It was a message from his cousin: The game is cancelled because of the weather. Trey didn't reply to the message. He threw the phone back on his bed and rubbed his temples. The rain pattered on the roof. What is the mood of this paragraph?

• Pleasant

• Disappointing

• Encouraging

• Happy

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TEKS.ELA.7.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.CR.4D

TEKS.ELA.E1.8F

TEKS.ELA.E3.8F

A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio. What is the tone of the passage?

• Objective

• Arrogant

• Regretful

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TEKS.ELA.7.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.CR.4D

TEKS.ELA.E3.8F

TEKS.ELA.LG.2N

IMAGERY is another term for Sensory Language, where the author appeals to the five senses.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.W.8.3D

Which among the following is an example of a METAPHOR?

• Her hair is like a flowing golden river.

• Her hair is a flowing golden river.

• Her hair is so long I wanted to cut all off.

• Her hair dances along the breeze of the wind.

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TEKS.ELA.6.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.6B

TEKS.ELA.8.6B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2A

TEKS.ELA.LG.4A

Which among the following is an example of a PERSONIFICATION?

• Her hair is like a flowing golden river.

• Her hair is a flowing golden river.

• Her hair is so long I wanted to cut all off.

• Her hair dances along the breeze of the wind.

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TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

The chronological order of a story is paused when the character experiences a flashback, because they recall specific events from the past.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.E2.6A

TEKS.ELA.E2.6C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6D