Reading Sol

What is the definition of allusion?

• A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds

• Words that represent sound

• The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems or songs

• A warning or indication of a future event

What is the definition of foreshadow?

• An extreme exaggeration

• An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event that happened earlier

• A warning or indication of a future event

• A stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem

What is the definition of imagery?

• An extreme exaggeration

• An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event that happened earlier

• Visually descriptive or figurative language

• Words that represent sound

What is the definition of flashback?

• An extreme exaggeration

• An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event that happened earlier

• Visually descriptive or figurative language

• Words that represent sound

What is the definition of a theme?

• A stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem

• The summary of a passage or piece of writing

• The main message or life lesson that can be learned from a piece of literature

• A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

What is the definition of a main idea?

• A stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem

• The summary of a passage or piece of writing

• The main message or life lesson that can be learned from a piece of literature

• A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

What is the definition of alliteration?

• Repeated beginning sounds

• A grouped set of lines within a poem

• Repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable

• An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Mrs. Peace skirted around the issue when asked if we were going to have to do anymore work after the SOL. She never gave us a straight answer! What does "skirted" mean in this example?

• attempt to ignore

• a woman's outer garment

• past the edge of

What is the definition of a simile?

• A comparison of two unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object

• A warning or indication of a future event

• An extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• A comparison of two unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object

• A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• An extreme exaggeration