AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORTLINES AND SEE THEM MOV...

3. Again, make sure you have evidence to supportlines and see them moving about on the stage.your inferences about cause and effect.

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Every GED exam will include at least one poem.When you read a work of fiction, remember the eightelements of fiction that work together to create meaning:Remember that while there are many different types ofpoems, most poems aim to tell a story, capture aplot, character, setting, point of view, tone, language andmoment, embody an emotion, or make an argument. Instyle, symbolism, and theme. Here are some specific tipsfor handling questions about fiction on the GED:a poem, word choice is limited by the poem’s length andoften by structure and rhyme scheme, so poets are

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especially deliberate in their choice of words. Becausepoems are usually short, every word counts. Pay atten-tion to every detail.You can expect nonfiction texts, like essays, to be moreHere are some more specific tips for dealing withstraightforward than stories and poems. But the mainpoems on the GED:idea may not always be stated in a topic sentence or the-sis statement. Here are some tips for handling essays: