TX PACT: Essential Academic Skills 700 (Subtest I: Reading - 701) EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Foreshadowing the narrator or character hints at a future plot point Symbolism when an object stands for something larger than itself recurring theme 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 the use of humor or exaggeration to critique human nature or a character Irony 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 sarcasm- contrast between what is said and what is meant Situational irony a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens Dramatic irony the contrast between what a character expects and what the audience knows is true