CBEST Reading QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

1st person - when the narrator is telling the story from his/her point of view, the word "I" is present outside of quotes. I, me, mine, we, our us 2nd person - the narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said using the personal pronoun "you" this p.o.v. is rare. 3rd person - when the narrator is telling the story about one character that is not him/herself and is aware of other characters' actions and possibly their thoughts. He, him, his, hers, its, they, them Hyperbole - A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Ex: I have to pee like a race horse. Metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Directly state opinion. Ex: Love is a battlefield. Personification - A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Ex The sun smiled at us. Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.