Literary Analysis and Reading Skills Quiz

Understanding a character's feelings based on their actions and environment.

The author's attitude towards the subject matter (e.g., serious, humorous, sarcastic).

The overall feeling of the story created by the setting, events, and characters.

A person, animal, or object in a story that drives the plot.

The sequence of events in a story.

The central figure in a story and usually the character the reader follows

The character or force working against the main character.

Characters in the story who are not as important as the main character.

A technique to increase reading speed while keeping comprehension.

Quickly scanning text for main ideas by focusing on headings, subheadings, and key words.

Reviewing the material before reading, including headings, subheadings, and visual aids.

Breaking down text into manageable sections for focused reading.

Maintaining a consistent reading speed.

Skipping unnecessary or redundant parts of the text.

Reading the material from end to beginning.

Software or online programs that use techniques like highlighting, chunking, and pacing.

Creating mental images or diagrams while reading to improve comprehension and retention.

Taking regular breaks to rest your eyes to enhance reading speed and comprehension.

Minimizing the tendency to silently say words in your head while reading.

Avoiding rereading words or sentences you've already read.

Using your peripheral vision to take in more words at a glance.

The main point or stance that an argument aims to prove.

Supporting points that explain why the claim is valid.

A structured set of ideas designed to convince someone of a specific point.

Writing that aims to provide information on a specific topic.

Writing that aims to convince readers to adopt a viewpoint or take action.

Specific group of readers that a piece of writing is aimed at.

Writing that keeps the reader's attention and encourages interaction.

Reading with intention and focus, highlighting key points and taking notes.

Relating what you read to your own experiences and knowledge.

Restating the main ideas of a text in your own words.

The trustworthiness of a piece of writing based on author credentials and reliable sources.

A persuasive technique that establishes the speaker's or author's credibility and trustworthiness.

A persuasive technique that involves repeating key words or phrases to emphasize a message and make it more memorable.

A question posed to make the audience think, but not intended to be answered directly.

An appeal to logic and reason, using facts, data, and evidence to support an argument.

A direct request to the audience to take a specific action, often found at the end of a persuasive text.

A persuasive technique that tries to convince people to join a trend by implying that 'everyone else is doing it.'

The central idea or message explored in a literary work. It's often a universal concept or truth about life.

A recurring image, idea, or symbol that appears throughout a literary work. It often reinforces the theme.

The imagined voice telling the poem, like a narrator in a story.

The person or group the speaker is addressing in the poem.

The general topic or theme of the poem, what it's mainly about.

The poet's attitude towards the subject, like happy, sad, angry, or sarcastic.

The central message or idea the poem conveys, what it says about life.

The poet's careful choice of words, impacting the tone and meaning.

The arrangement of words and phrases, how the sentences are structured.

Words that appeal to senses like sight, smell, touch, taste, sound, creating vivid images.