TX PACT: Essential Academic Skills 700 (Subtest I: Reading - 701)

Foreshadowing Correct Answer: the narrator or character hints at a future plot point Symbolism Correct Answer: when an object stands for something larger than itself recurring theme Correct Answer: the repetition of a theme/image throughout the story to symbolize meaning.... For example, in Disney's Frozen, the closed/shut door is repeated throughout the movie in various scenes Satire Correct Answer: the use of humor or exaggeration to critique human nature or a character Irony Correct Answer: an incongruity between what the reader expects the author to mean and what they actually mean "There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. this is a superstition; there are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it" Mark Twain uses a common expression, but uses it as a set up to debunk the expression verbal irony Correct Answer: sarcasm- contrast between what is said and what is meant Situational irony Correct Answer: a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens Dramatic irony Correct Answer: the contrast between what a character expects and what the audience knows is true Understatement Correct Answer: when the author minimizes a significant point for effect synonym Correct Answer: A word that means the same as another word antonym Correct Answer: a word that means the opposite of another word allusion Correct Answer: a reference to someone or something outside of text Ex: You're being a scrooge Apostrophe Correct Answer: A figure of sp