Midterm Review - LEAP Vocab 2

When two or more words in a group begin with the same sound, such as "seven slippery snakes slithered silently," it is known as:

Cuando dos o más palabras en un grupo comienzan con el mismo sonido, como "seven slippery snakes slithered silently," se conoce como:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Alliteration

Which of these is NOT an example of author's purpose?

¿Cuál de estos NO es un ejemplo del propósito del autor?

• to entertain

• to anger

• to inform

• to persuade

The main character of the story is known as the ​ (a)   , and their opponent is known as the ​ (b)   .

• protagonist
• antagonist
• hero
• villain

A statement that could be argued and is supported by evidence is known as a:

Una afirmación que puede argumentarse y estar respaldada por evidencia se conoce como:

• guess
• hypothesis
• claim
• opinion

A conversation between characters is known as:

Una conversación entre personajes se conoce como:

• monologue
• epilogue

• prologue
• dialogue

When an author hints at what will happen later, it is known as:

• foreshadowing

• pre-shadowing

• fortune-telling

• guessing

An extreme exaggeration of something ("I'm so hungry I could eat a cow!") is known as:

Una exageración extrema de algo ("¡Tengo tanta hambre que podría comerme una vaca!") se conoce como:

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• understatement
• allusion

Match the following

• flashback

• a look into the events of the past

• narrator

• using words in a way that is other than their definition (NOT literal)

• symbolism

• words used to appeal to the 5 senses

• figurative language

• the person telling the story

• imagery

• something concreate used to represent an idea