ELA terms
This is the feeling that a text evokes in readers, or the emotional atmosphere of a text
Mood
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things uses the words like or as
Simile
How many body paragraphs should you have in your essay
2 or 3
This is an extreme exaggerration
Hyperbole
What are you allowed to do when you finish your test?
READ ONLY
This is the author's attitude/feelings toward the subject they are writing about.
Tone
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things without the words like or as
metaphor
What is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph?
Thesis
This is the when a word imitates the natural sound or action it describes
onomatopoeia
What should you read first during each session of the MCAS test?
The open response questions. (This will help guide your reading of each passage and allow you to look out for key details and evidence for your evidence.)
This is when an author references other literary works in their own text.
Allusion
Alliteration
What is theme?
Central message of a story
What is a motif?
A recurring symbol in a text
What should you do when you first read an essay prompt?
Break it down to figure out how many parts it has (figure out your task or tasks for the essay).
This is when an author uses an object or image to represent a more abstract idea or concept.
Symbolism
This attributes human characteristics to something non human
Personification
What should your conclusion paragraph include?
restated thesis, summary of key points, a lasting idea about why the topic matters.
this is a figure of speech that combines two opposing words or ideas
Oxymoron
What should you do if you don't know the answer to a multiple choice question.?
Eliminate definite wrong answers, bookmark the question, and go back to it later.
This is the general term for when an author creates a contrast between reality and expectations
Irony
This is a phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of the individual words
Idiom
What should take up the most space in your body paragraphs?
Analysis/Reasoning (write more about less!)
What are the 5 types of imagery we've discussed (academic names)
tactile
auditory
visual
gustatory (taste)
olfactory (smell)
What does MCAS stand for?
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System