Benchmark Review

In the literary world, what is the meaning of analysis?

• To express an idea clearly

• Careful examination by studying something's elements or parts

• To be aware of the value of something

• To list events from start to finish

Read the following sentence from paragraph 7.

Amphibians always have to stay near water because they need intermittent time in water to keep their skin moist and to give birth to their young.

What are two synonyms for the word intermittent as it is used in this sentence? Check all that apply.

• A. constant

• B. seasonal

• C. recurring

• D. occasional

• E. perpetual

The time and place in which a story happens

• Setting

• Character

• Flashback

• Allusion

A story about a series of events that include: plot, theme, characters, etc.

• Dramatic Irony

• Narrative

• Inference

• Theme

A writer’s central idea or main message

• Protagonist

• Denotation

• Theme

• Situational Irony

The sequence of related events that make a story

• Dramatic Irony

• Antagonist

• Imagery

• Plot

A writer’s way of tone, imagery, syntax to present their persona

• Voice

• Verbal Irony

• Ethos

• Tone

Words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

• Connotation

• Imagery

• Character

• Plot

Reference to history, art, literature, or pop culture in a story

• Character

• Thematic Statement

• Allusion

• Support

Educated guess

• Conflict

• 1st Person POV

• Inference

• Climax