ELA Reading FAST Study Guide Quizs

Folktales

• Fairy tales

• Science fiction stories

• Myths

• Historical accounts

Haiku

• A type of Japanese cuisine consisting of rice and fish.

• A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, evoking images of the natural world.

• A traditional Japanese dance form performed during festivals.

• A style of Japanese painting that focuses on landscapes.

Root: "chron"

• Meaning: time; Example: chronological

• Meaning: light; Example: photograph

• Meaning: sound; Example: phonograph

• Meaning: earth; Example: geography

Root: "therm"

• heat

• light

• water

• air

Symbolism

• The use of colors to convey emotions, e.g., red = anger, blue = calm.

• The use of symbols to represent something else, e.g., dove = peace, heart = love.

• The practice of using metaphors to enhance writing, e.g., time is a thief.

• The technique of using alliteration to create rhythm in poetry.

Free Verse

• A poetic form that follows a strict meter and rhyme scheme.

• A poetic form where the poet does not follow the conventions of any meter or rhyme.

• A type of poetry that is always written in stanzas of four lines.

• A poetic form that uses only imagery and no other literary devices.

situational irony

• A literary technique where the expected outcome occurs

• A literary technique involving a character's internal conflict

• A literary technique in which an unexpected outcome takes place

• A literary technique that focuses on the setting of a story

Logos

• A logical appeal based on facts, logic, or reason.

• An emotional appeal based on feelings and values.

• A persuasive technique that relies on the speaker's credibility.

• A method of argumentation that uses anecdotal evidence.

dramatic irony

• Dramatic irony is a literary device where the audience knows more than the characters, creating tension or humor.

• Dramatic irony occurs when characters have knowledge that the audience does not.

• Dramatic irony is when the plot of a story is revealed to the audience before the characters.

• Dramatic irony is a technique used to create suspense by withholding information from the audience.

Ethos

• A logical appeal based on facts and evidence.

• An emotional appeal based on feelings and values.

• An ethical appeal based on the speaker's expertise or authority.

• A narrative appeal based on storytelling.