ILTS ELA Content Exam 207
questions and answers
tone - n
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the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter
and audience. AUTHOR FEELS
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close reading - n
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describes the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage
of a text= up close look at literature
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inference - n
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steps in reasoning, moving from premises to conclusions or using
observation and background to reach logical conclusion= use to
find intended meaning
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symbols - n
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sign that represents, stands for, or suggests another idea, visual
image, belief, action, or material entity
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mood - n
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emotional state, or feeling you get while reading a story,
atmosphere of story HOW WE FEEL
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metonmy - n
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figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its
own name, but rather by a metonym, the name of something
associated in meaning with that thing or concept. ex: saying
"kicks" instead of shoes
contextual associations= part does not have to refer to the whole
or vice versa
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allusion - n
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figure of speech, indirect or glancing reference to another work,
person, place or event. ex: Professor is colder than Darth Vader
need to know what is being referenced, because reference is not
explained
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,allegory - n
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literary device that is an extended metaphor
ex: Animal Farm
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catharsis - n
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when literature provides strong emotional experiences (emotions
such as pity and fear) that ultimately result in a sense of
purification (renewal and restoration)
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symbolic foreshadowing - n
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foreshadowing or guessing ahead which is a literary device that
authors use to hit at what is to come
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litotes - n
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figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point
by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often
incorporating double negatives for effect. ex: "She is not unfunny"
instead of saying "She is funny"
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, tragedy - n
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form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an
accompanying catharsis or pleasures in audiences
ex: Shakespeare's Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
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repetition - n
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the action of repeating something that has already been said or
written. an overlooked literary device, creates moods and
develops characters
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understatement - n
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form of speech or disclosure which contains an expression of
lesser strength than what would be expected. ex: getting your
arm cut off and saying "Tis a scratch"
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irony - n
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rhetorical device/literary technique that relies on the difference
between expression and outcome
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questions and answers
tone - n
Ans ✔✔
the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter
and audience. AUTHOR FEELS
Qs
close reading - n
Ans ✔✔
describes the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage
of a text= up close look at literature
Qs
inference - n
Ans ✔✔
steps in reasoning, moving from premises to conclusions or using
observation and background to reach logical conclusion= use to
find intended meaning
Qs
symbols - n
Ans ✔✔
sign that represents, stands for, or suggests another idea, visual
image, belief, action, or material entity
,Qs
mood - n
Ans ✔✔
emotional state, or feeling you get while reading a story,
atmosphere of story HOW WE FEEL
Qs
metonmy - n
Ans ✔✔
figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its
own name, but rather by a metonym, the name of something
associated in meaning with that thing or concept. ex: saying
"kicks" instead of shoes
contextual associations= part does not have to refer to the whole
or vice versa
Qs
allusion - n
Ans ✔✔
figure of speech, indirect or glancing reference to another work,
person, place or event. ex: Professor is colder than Darth Vader
need to know what is being referenced, because reference is not
explained
Qs
,allegory - n
Ans ✔✔
literary device that is an extended metaphor
ex: Animal Farm
Qs
catharsis - n
Ans ✔✔
when literature provides strong emotional experiences (emotions
such as pity and fear) that ultimately result in a sense of
purification (renewal and restoration)
Qs
symbolic foreshadowing - n
Ans ✔✔
foreshadowing or guessing ahead which is a literary device that
authors use to hit at what is to come
Qs
litotes - n
Ans ✔✔
figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point
by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often
incorporating double negatives for effect. ex: "She is not unfunny"
instead of saying "She is funny"
Qs
, tragedy - n
Ans ✔✔
form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an
accompanying catharsis or pleasures in audiences
ex: Shakespeare's Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
Qs
repetition - n
Ans ✔✔
the action of repeating something that has already been said or
written. an overlooked literary device, creates moods and
develops characters
Qs
understatement - n
Ans ✔✔
form of speech or disclosure which contains an expression of
lesser strength than what would be expected. ex: getting your
arm cut off and saying "Tis a scratch"
Qs
irony - n
Ans ✔✔
rhetorical device/literary technique that relies on the difference
between expression and outcome
Qs
