English I EOC Diagnostic

Which of these would NOT be a reason for an author/ speaker to use repetition? 

• To reinforce key ideas or concepts

• To emphasize the overall message

• To emphasize an especially important point

• To make sure the audience is paying attention

What is mood?

• The author's feelings about the subject they are writing about

• The atmosphere of a literary work, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader 

What is verbal irony?

• Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant

• Explains idease about real people, places or events

What is a symbol in literature?

• Anything that stands for something else, especially a large idea or concept

• Sound words

What are stage directions?

• Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant

• Notes included in  a drama that describe how the work is to be performed

What is setting?

• A group of lines in a poem that acts like a paragraph

• When and/or where a story takes place

What is rising action in literature?

• The part of the plot that leads up to the climax

• Notes included in a drama expressing the thoughts of a character

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"As blind as a bat."

• Repetition

• Simlie

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

When the question asks you "how the author creates suspense," what should you do?

• Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen

• Find specific details that show where the author is holding back information or being vague to keep your attention

• Find words you don't know and guess what they mean

• Take an educated guess

When the question asks you to decide why the text was given its title, what should you do?

• Think about the theme and main idea and how the title connects to those

• Choose the argument you think the author is making

• Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly

• Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title