Question 1

What is the central idea or message about life expressed in a work of literature?

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Theme

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Purpose

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Meaning

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Tone

Question 2

What term describes the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience?

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Tone

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Diction

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Point of View

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Imagery

Question 3

What is the overall interpretation or understanding of what a text is saying called?

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Meaning

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Effect

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Function

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Theme

Question 4

What do we call the reason the author created the text?

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Purpose

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Tone

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Imagery

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Theme

Question 5

What term refers to the author's choice of words and how they affect the text?

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Diction

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Syntax

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Contrast

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Imagery

Question 6

What is the arrangement of words and sentences in a text called?

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Syntax

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Structure

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Imagery

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Diction

Question 7

What type of language appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)?

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Imagery

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Theme

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Figurative Language

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Symbolism

Question 8

What is called when language goes beyond literal meaning (e.g., metaphor, simile)?

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Figurative Language

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Diction

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Imagery

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Tone

Question 9

What do we call the result a literary device has on the reader?

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Effect

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Purpose

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Diction

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Function

Question 10

What is the purpose a literary device serves in a text called?

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Function

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Effect

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Imagery

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Theme

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