FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9(solved)2023

FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9(solved)2023Allegory A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning (Biblical stories) Alliteration A device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence of words closely connected to one another. *Luscious lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than the spelling of words. Allusion A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that because I'm not superman. Foreshadowing Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future events in the plot. Hyperbole An exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect. I have done this a thousand times. Love story, comic stories. Metaphor Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the windows of the soul. Onomotopeia Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop Oxymoron A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny. Personification Another figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to an inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed. Simile Compares one object to another. He smokes like a chimney. Pretty as a picture. *Light as a feather. Tone Refers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author. Figurative languange A form of language use in which the writers and speakers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. (Two figures of speech that are particularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor) Imagery Is the concrete representation of a sense impression, feeling or idea that triggers our imaginative ere-enactment of sensory experience. Images may be visual (something seen) Aural (something heard), tactile (felt), olfactory (smell), or gustatory (something tasted.) Language that appeals to the senses. Rhyme The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines. Stanza grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of meter and rhyme. Rhythm Is the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominately a function of sound rather than spelling; thus words that end with they same vowel sound. *day, prey, bouquet, weigh. (Poets rely heavily on rhythm to express meaning and convey feeling.) Cliches Saying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are used in developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways. Anaphora refers to a figure of speech in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of successive lines of verse in rhetoric. Climax Occurs when a state of tension in a literary work reaches its peak, usually with a resolution of some kind. (increasing level of tension, usually between the protagonist and antagonist.) Dialect geography the study of speech differences from one geographical area to another. Dialect mixture the presence in one form of speech with elements from different neighboring dialects. Dictation the choice of language in a literary work. May be formal, colloquial, and slang. Used to set a tone for the work meant to induce a mood in the audience. Discourse any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a novel, short story, essay, speech or interview.