The Test
The test has this many parts.
What is three?
This device compares two things using 'like' or 'as.'
What is a simile?
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of...
What is personification?
A single row of words in a poem is...
What is a line?
The primary point or core message that an author wants the reader to understand about a topic.
What is a central idea or theme?
Part I, II, and III of the test.
What is multiple choice, argument and text analysis
This is the use of words that imitate the sounds they represent, like 'buzz' or 'hiss.'
What is onomatopoeia?
What is metaphor/hyperbole?
A group of lines in a poem is...
What is a stanza?
These are hints, words, or phrases found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that help readers figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar or difficult word.
The day of the ELA Regents.
This device uses deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or comedic effect.
What is hyperbole?
When lady Macbeth frantically tries to wash imaginary blood from her hands, saying 'Out, damned spot! Out, I say!' The blood she can't get off is an example of...
What is symbolism?
The sound pattern a poem follows when the ends of words have identical or similar sounds is...
What is the rhyme scheme?
Any specific technique or structure a writer uses to enhance their writing, convey hidden meanings, or evoke a stronger emotional response from the audience.
What is a literary device?
You need to cite this many sources in the argument essay.
What are three?
This rhetorical device repeats the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses to create emphasis and rhythm.
What is anaphora?
"Never, never give up. Never surrender. Never back down." is an example of...
What is anaphora?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poem is called...
What is meter?
The art of using language—whether spoken, written, or visual—to effectively inform, persuade, or motivate an audience.
What is rhetoric?
These two parts of the exam that carry the most weight toward your score.
Part I (multiple choice) and II (argument)
The three emotional appeals in speeches coined by Aristotle are known as...
What are pathos, ethos, and logos?
The following line Nick says about Gatsby: 'He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles that you may come across four or five times in life.' is an example of...
What is characterization?
The device used in a poem when a speaker directly addresses someone absent, dead, or imaginary—or even an inanimate object or abstract concept—
What is an apostrophe?
These are little numbers or markings in the text that direct you to a definition or extra information at the bottom of a page.
What are footnotes?