1. SOL End of Course Reading Quick Review

2. Define “rhyme scheme.”  pattern in which final lines of poetry sound alike  What is the rhyme scheme of an English sonnet?  ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

3. Define “couplet.”  two rhyming verses  How many verses are in a quatrain?  four verses(lines)

4. My uncle was a rock during his divorce. Which poetic device is used?  Metaphor

5. What is a “stanza?”  a group of verses in a poem  What is a “rhetorical question?”  a question that does not need an answer

6. Which question is rhetorical?  Have you found the outlet?  Have you lost your mind?  Have you filled in the application?  Have you forgotten my name?  Have you lost your mind?

7. What is an “anecdote?”  an amusing story, usually about real people  What is “sensory imagery?”  descriptive details that appeal to the five senses

8. A --?-- is a repeated phrase or verse of poetry.  refrain  --?-- uses human qualities to describe something not human.  personification

9. “And the face of the waters that spread away / Was as gray as the face of the dead.” Paul Laurence Dunbar What poetic device is used in these verses?  personification

10. "He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” Raymond Chandler What poetic device is used?  simile

11. What is “blank verse.”  unrhymed iambic pentameter  What is “free verse.”  no rhyme, no meter

12. Define “lyrical.”  personal, emotional poetry  What is “first person point of view?”  using “I”(narrator is main character)

13. What is a “symbol?”  something physical that suggests an idea or value  What are some symbols of the United States?  flag, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam

14. My computer hates me. Which poetic device is used?  personification

15. “Works Cited” means --?--  those sources actually used in a research paper  What is “plot?”  series of events in a story

16. Define “Romanticism” in fiction.  giving an idealized or perfect portrayal of life  What is “Realism?”  giving a picture of daily, often harsh, life

17. My best friend Eddie is such a “Robin Hood” fellow. Which literary device is used?  Literary allusion

18. Takita is such a couch potato. Which poetic device is used?  metaphor

19. The Heavy Weight class of wrestlers look like a group of Hercules. What device is used?  mythological allusion

20. My friend Susie has the courage of Rosa Park. What device is used?  historical allusion

21. An --?-- is a comment muttered under the breath in a play.  aside

22. What is plagiarism?  Using someone’s exact words or ideas without giving credit  A tragedy is a play that ends with --?--  death

23. What is “conflict?”  a struggle between opposing forces  How many kinds of conflict are there? 55

24. Who is the “antagonist?”  the character who is in conflict with the protagonist  “Prologue” means --?--  introduction

25. “It was a half-baked idea.” What poetic device is used?  metaphor

26. The sky was full of dancing stars. Which poetic device is used?  personification

27. “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." Carl Sandburg  simile

28. You may want to go to this website for 2008 VA SOL Test on Reading: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/V DOE/Assessment/Release200 8/VA_Spr08Released_EOCR eading.pdf

29. Best of luck on the End of Course Reading Test. Remember to have a positive attitude and to use process of elimination. YOU CAN DO THIS!!