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Read the following passage:"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs"Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle. At the foot of the stairs, the match went out."Which type of imagery is found in the underlined lines: Sound imagery. Read the following poem:"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely landsRing'd with the azure world he standsThe wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls..."What type of imagery is found in the underlined lines: Touch imagery. the literal, dictionary definition of a word: denotation. The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation: negative. Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation: negative. Choose the word with the positive connotation: chat. What is the "tone" of a story: The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject. The tone and mood of a text can be very different: true. The words that determine the tone in this passage are..."although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand: dragged, slouched. Situational Irony: When the opposite of what is expected is happen in a situation.. Verbal Irony: When the speaker says one thing but means another.. Dramatic irony: When the audience knows something the character does not.. When we know the identify of the superhero, but everyone else wonders who they are, thats...: Dramatic. Irony usually involves something that is : unexpected. Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is : Verbal Irony. I'd like to visit that museum again as much as I'd like to gnaw off my own foot: Verbal irony. What sense does the following passage appeal to?"She slowly cleared her gravelly throat to make her presence known...": Sound. One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.  Which sense does this describe: Taste

Which literary genre involves rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language: Poetry. Which literary genre involves characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme: Fiction. Theme is described as the lesson or moral of a story: TRUE. Main Idea and Controlling Idea are roughly the same. They are the most important point in a topic: TRUE. Which part of the plot focuses on the protagonist finally solving the conflict: Falling Action. Conflict in a story is limited to character against another character ONLY: FALSE. Which part of the plot enables the readers to get to know the characters, setting, and the main conflict: Introduction. Third Person Limited Point of View allows the readers to know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in a story: TRUE. Making Inferences allows the readers to draw conclusions based on the details in the text: TRUE. A Novel is an example of narrative fiction: TRUE. Informational Text is a subgenre under Nonfiction: TRUE. Which among the following can be found in a nonfiction text? Check all THREE that applies: Text Structure. Which part of the plot shows how the main character attempts to solve the problem but fails: Rising Action. Which among the following are major genres of literature? Check all that applies: Drama. What do you call the instructions for the actors, set, sound, and lighting on a stage play: Stage Directions. Which among the following is the speaker's stand or arguable statement backed up by evidence: Claim. Flashback is to Future as Foreshadowing is to Past: FALSE. Which among the following statements is true: A Biography is an account of a person's life written by someone else.. Which of the following defines an ALLITERATION: Repetition of Initial Consonant Sounds. Voice in Literature refers to which of the following: Speaker. MOOD is the emotional response evoked by the writer towards the READER of the literary piece: TRUE. Which part of the plot resolves the conflict of the story: Falling Action. "I Wandered Lonely as a CloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,"What figurative language is found in the lines above? : Simile and Imagery

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