9th Grade FSA Reading

A story's theme is the moral or lesson that the author conveys through the narrative.

A semicolon is used to show a link between two complete sentences.

The author's attitude about a text is called tone.

The mode of persuasion that uses facts and comparisons is called logos.

The mode of persuasion that relies on the author's credibility is called ethos.

Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader.

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject, while mood is the feeling the reader gets from the text.

Pathos is a mode of persuasion that appeals to the audience's emotions.

A thesis statement presents the main argument or claim of an essay.

An example of figurative language is a metaphor, which compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.