Keystone Review ELA

Which term refers to the author's attitude toward the subject?

• Tone

• Mood

• Style

• Voice

The meaning of a word is....

• facts

• definition

• literal words

• color

What is the best definition of allusion?

• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar or famous person, place, or event

• An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.
  

• An exaggeration or overstatement (Ex. I had to wait forever).

What is the meaning of "merged" in the line?

"Is merged into the backcloth of the land"

• blended

• elevated

• shimmered

• faded

It is easy to see my brother's disdain for TikTok. When he sees me dancing, he starts to grumble and leaves the room.

• to have a fear of something

• to have a strong dislike for something

• to listen carefully

• to watch carefully

“The way he looked at you from under his eyebrows, not eagerly, nor furtively, but with a self‑possessed, competent air, quite like a captain scanning a horizon from the bridge, watching the shifting crowds from one of the little stone circles anchored out in the rush of the boulevards,—a look of authority backed by a sense of unlimited power.” Which feeling is suggested by the use of the word competent?

• disdain

• hostility

• assurance

• kindness

What is the best definition of the word foreshadowing?

• An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current or present time of the story.

• An object or idea given human qualities or a human form  
  

• An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.
  

What is a narrative

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The part of a narrative that introduces the setting, characters, and problem

• To make changes that correct or improve

• A story, description, or account of events

a version of something (such as a writing piece) that you make before you make the final version.

• draft

• dictionary

• plot

• text

Which word is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Literary Device