Reading Ohio Achieve- ment AssessmentTest
Turning point in story. Decides the outcome of story
What is climax?
Establishes the setting and characters
What is the exposition?
The problem is established and steps to solve start the series of events.
What is the rising action?
All loose ends are ties up with the characters.
What is the resolution?
The series of events after the climax.
What is the falling action?
Saying one thing and meaning the other….. Exp. sarcasm
What is verbal irony?
Turns out the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
Occurs when we know something before the character knows
What is dramatic irony?
Language that creates pictures and words…. Uses senses to make a picture.
What is imagery?
Way of speaking that is characteristic to a particular place or region
What is dialect?
People, places or objects that represent meaning.
What are symbols?
Comparing two unlike objects using like or as
What is a simile?
An expression that means something different than literal meaning
What is an idiom?
Giving non-human objects human qualities
What is personification?
Restating a text in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
Your final thoughts and judgement about something
What is a conclusion?
Hints in a story. Clues in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
A writer’s choice that sets the tone and mood in a story.
What is word choice?
Means the same, spelled different
What is a synonym?
Opposite meaning of the word
What is an antonym?
A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms
What is a thesaurus?
Referencing something famous for the readers to relate to.
What is an allusion?
A brief recounting of the most important ideas.
What is a summary?
A minor plot that relates in some way to the main story.
What is a subplot?
Repeated elements of the plot
What are parallel episodes?