SOL Reading Review 2

Define “ode.”• Poem on serious topic(such

as death)

• A person or thing is usually addressed

Narrative means -?-

• Telling a story

There was a king who had two of his wives executed.

What is an epic?

• A long narrative poem

• Hero of legendary reputation and ability

• Adventurous journey

• Supernatural beings

What is a “paradox”?

• A statement or situation that seems illogical but is true

• “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” Shakespeare

• "The swiftest traveler is he that goes afoot.” Thoreau

Explain “rhetorical question.”

• A technique used to prompt the listener to think rather than to bring forth information as an answer

• “How many times must I tell you not to track mud into the house?”

• “What business is it of yours?”

The strict dictionary definition is called the

-?-

• denotation

A definition that is a variation of the strict definition is called -?-

• connotation

Define “plot.”

• The series of events in a story

The “setting” is -?-• The location and time for a short story, play, or novel

• To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb, Alabama during The Depression

Another word for proverb, maxim, adage or wise

saying is -?-

• Aphorism• “A stitch in time saves nine.”

• “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

Define “hyperbole.”

• Exaggeration

“It must be 210 degreesin the classroom.”

“The wind whispered through the trees.”

Name the figure of speech used in this sentence.

• Personification

• Giving human qualities to something that is not human

-?- refers to the audience knowing what

will happen but the characters not knowing.

•Dramatic irony

-?- occurs when the author gives hints about what will happen later in the story.

• foreshadowing

What is a parable?

•A story that teaches a lesson

Define “theme.”

•The main idea that a writer tries to convey to the reader

“I’ll have the jumbo shrimp.”What figure of speech is

used?

•Oxymoron

•A seemingly illogical use of two words

Study, study, study. You CAN pass the SOL Reading Test.

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