Reading Semester Exam

What is a memoir? A memoir is a ____________, written from the perspective of the author, about a ________________ time in a ________________ life.

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What is the author’s purpose?

• To inform - to give/teach the reader about a topic

• To persuade - to persuade the reader to think or do something

• To entertain - to tell a story the reader will enjoy

• To describe - to describe something/someone to the reader

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What is historical fiction? Historical fiction is:

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Conflict = _________________________

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What is a lyric poem? A lyric poem is a _____________ work about a moment in ____________ or single ____________________.

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What is a stanza? A stanza is a __________ of _________ in a _________.

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What is denotation? Denotation is the ________________ of a ____________.

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What is connotation? Connotation is the _________________ of a word; a word’s _______________ association.

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What are sound devices? Sound devices are groups of __________ that create ________________________.

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What is the tone in a story? Tone in a story is the author’s ___________________ towards a subject or readers.

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