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SOL Reading Review 2

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

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SOL Reading Review 2

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  1. SOL Reading Review 2

  2. Define “ode.” • Poem on serious topic(such as death) • A person or thing is usually addressed

  3. Narrative means -?- • Telling a story There was a king who had two of his wives executed.

  4. What is an epic? • A long narrative poem • Hero of legendary reputation and ability • Adventurous journey • Supernatural beings El Cid The Aeneid The Odyssey

  5. 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

  6. 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?”

  7. The strict dictionary definition is called the -?- • denotation

  8. A definition that is a variation of the strict definition is called -?- • connotation

  9. Define “plot.” • The series of events in a story

  10. 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

  11. Another word for proverb, maxim, adage or wise saying is -?- • Aphorism • “A stitch in time saves nine.” • “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

  12. Define “hyperbole.” • Exaggeration “It must be 210 degrees in the classroom.”

  13. “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

  14. -?- refers to the audience knowing what will happen but the characters not knowing. • Dramatic irony

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

  16. What is a parable? • A story that teaches a lesson

  17. Define “theme.” • The main idea that a writer tries to convey to the reader

  18. “I’ll have the jumbo shrimp.”What figure of speech is used? • Oxymoron • A seemingly illogical use of two words

  19. Study, study, study. You CAN pass the SOL Reading Test.Good luck!

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