FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Allegory - Answer A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning
(Biblical stories)
Alliteration - Answer 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 - Answer A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that
because I'm not superman.
Foreshadowing - Answer Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future
events in the plot.
Hyperbole - Answer 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 - Answer Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the
windows of the soul.
Onomotopeia - Answer Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop
Oxymoron - Answer A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Personification - Answer Another figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to
an inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed.
Simile - Answer Compares one object to another. *He smokes like a chimney. *Pretty as
a picture. *Light as a feather.
Tone - Answer Refers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author.
Figurative languange - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different
words, most often at the ends of lines.
Stanza - Answer grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of
meter and rhyme.
,FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Rhythm - Answer 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 - Answer Saying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are
used in developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways.
Anaphora - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer the study of speech differences from one geographical area
to another.
Dialect mixture - Answer the presence in one form of speech with elements from
different neighboring dialects.
Dictation - Answer 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 - Answer any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a
novel, short story, essay, speech or interview.
Style - Answer a particular manner of using language to narrate a story, develop a
dramatic mood, or evoke a mood. Can also refer to a period of literary history or to an
individual writer.
Email/Electronic communication - Answer Very common among people and business
for communication. Electronic documents will continue to grow.
Effective way of writing an email. - Answer 1. The subject should be meaningful and
concise. Clear to the reader.
2. Most important part of the message should appear on the first screen.
3. Summarize long messages in the fist paragraph.
4. Write concisely in short, relevant paragraphs.
5. Use a mixture of capital and lower case letter for ease of reading.
6. Include the text of the attachment in the body of the E-mail if possible.
7. Proofread after using spell check and grammar check.
Plot - Answer the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and
presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
, FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Elements of Literature - Answer 1. Exposition
2. Foreshadowing
3. Inciting Force/triggers
4. Conflict
5. Rising Action
6. Crisis
7. Climax
8. Falling action
9. Resolution
Exposition - Answer The introductory material which give the setting, creates the tone,
presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
Inciting Force/triggers - Answer The event of character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict - Answer The essence of fiction. It creates plot. We usually encounter them as
(Man versus...Man, Nature, Society or Self.)
Rising Action - Answer A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the
inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis - Answer The conflict reaches and a turning point. A this point the opposing
forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before
or at the same time as the climax.
Falling Action - Answer The events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution - Answer Round out and concludes the action.
Writing Process - Answer 1. Pre-Writing
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Proof reading
6. Publishing
Purpose of writing - Answer 1. To entertain
2. To persuade or convince
3. To educate or inform
Considering an audience - Answer 1. Identify your audience
2. Determine qualities of the audience.
(age, sex, education, culture)
3 Understand what the audience values (humor, honesty, originality)
4. What is the audience attitude (Pro, con, knowledgeable)
Allegory - Answer A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning
(Biblical stories)
Alliteration - Answer 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 - Answer A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that
because I'm not superman.
Foreshadowing - Answer Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future
events in the plot.
Hyperbole - Answer 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 - Answer Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the
windows of the soul.
Onomotopeia - Answer Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop
Oxymoron - Answer A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Personification - Answer Another figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to
an inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed.
Simile - Answer Compares one object to another. *He smokes like a chimney. *Pretty as
a picture. *Light as a feather.
Tone - Answer Refers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author.
Figurative languange - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different
words, most often at the ends of lines.
Stanza - Answer grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of
meter and rhyme.
,FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Rhythm - Answer 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 - Answer Saying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are
used in developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways.
Anaphora - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer the study of speech differences from one geographical area
to another.
Dialect mixture - Answer the presence in one form of speech with elements from
different neighboring dialects.
Dictation - Answer 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 - Answer any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a
novel, short story, essay, speech or interview.
Style - Answer a particular manner of using language to narrate a story, develop a
dramatic mood, or evoke a mood. Can also refer to a period of literary history or to an
individual writer.
Email/Electronic communication - Answer Very common among people and business
for communication. Electronic documents will continue to grow.
Effective way of writing an email. - Answer 1. The subject should be meaningful and
concise. Clear to the reader.
2. Most important part of the message should appear on the first screen.
3. Summarize long messages in the fist paragraph.
4. Write concisely in short, relevant paragraphs.
5. Use a mixture of capital and lower case letter for ease of reading.
6. Include the text of the attachment in the body of the E-mail if possible.
7. Proofread after using spell check and grammar check.
Plot - Answer the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and
presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
, FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Elements of Literature - Answer 1. Exposition
2. Foreshadowing
3. Inciting Force/triggers
4. Conflict
5. Rising Action
6. Crisis
7. Climax
8. Falling action
9. Resolution
Exposition - Answer The introductory material which give the setting, creates the tone,
presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
Inciting Force/triggers - Answer The event of character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict - Answer The essence of fiction. It creates plot. We usually encounter them as
(Man versus...Man, Nature, Society or Self.)
Rising Action - Answer A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the
inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis - Answer The conflict reaches and a turning point. A this point the opposing
forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before
or at the same time as the climax.
Falling Action - Answer The events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution - Answer Round out and concludes the action.
Writing Process - Answer 1. Pre-Writing
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Proof reading
6. Publishing
Purpose of writing - Answer 1. To entertain
2. To persuade or convince
3. To educate or inform
Considering an audience - Answer 1. Identify your audience
2. Determine qualities of the audience.
(age, sex, education, culture)
3 Understand what the audience values (humor, honesty, originality)
4. What is the audience attitude (Pro, con, knowledgeable)
