EOG prep 1- terms

This word is used to refer to the feeling of wanting to know what will happen next.

• simile

• suspense

• alliteration

• mood

This word refers to the feelings of the author or character in a text.

• mood

• tone

• metaphor

• allusion

The phrase "she sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of_____

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

The reader's feeling about a text is referred to as the ____

• mood

• tone

• personification

• author's purpose

This term is used when you make an educated guess about the future based on text clues

• mood

• simile

• hyperbole

• prediction

Another word for a main character, such as Jonas in The Giver, or Salva in A Long Walk to Water is ____

• protagonist

• climax

• minor character

• friend

The character who works against the protagonist is called the _____

• rising action

• antagonist

• inference

• simile

When and where a story takes place is called the _____

• mood

• tone

• setting

• character

"He is as tall as a tree" is an example of ____

• a simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• author's purpose

Which of the following is NOT one of the main author's purposes?

• inform

• persuade

• allow

• entertain