9th Grade Diagnostic Evaluation

It is a literary technique used by writers and artists to ridicule its subjects:

• Satire

• Allegory

• Metaphor

To present things that are out of place or ridiculous in relation to its surroundings:

• incongruity

• reversal

• exaggeration

To enlarge or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous:

• exaggeration

• sarcasm

• parody

To represent the opposite of the normal order:

• reversal

• inconguity

• irony

To imitate the techniques or style of a person, place or, thing:

• parody

• sarcasm

• exaggeration

The tortoise and the hare fable is a very common example of:

• allegory

• antropomorphism

• dramatic irony

The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object is:

• antropomorphism

• allegory

• metaphor

It is a direct statement that explains a topic, what you believe about the topic, and why you believe it:

• thesis statement

• conclusion

• rebuttal

A strong _____ leaves the reader with something to "chew on", such a question, a thinking prompt, a prediction, an opinion, etc.

• conclusion

• supporting detail

• counterclaim

It is a literary technique in the opening of a story that "engaes" the reader's attention so that they will keep on reading.

• hook

• claim

• conclusion