Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Characterization
RACES
Essay Structure
100

Comparing two unlike things by saying one thing is another.

What is Metaphor?

100

The actions, thoughts personalities, thoughts and motivations that are presented to the reader.

What is characterization?

100

What the character says.

What is speech?

100

a spoken, written, or physical response to a question, request, accusation, or stimulus.

What is answer?

100

Introduce the sources your evidence comes from.

What is Summary?

200

When non-human things are given human characteristics.

What is personification?

200

The central struggle that motivates the characters.

What is conflict?

200

What a character thinks.

What is thoughts?

200

Restate, answer, cite elaborate and sum it up.

What does the RACES stand for?

200

Restate the prompt and answer the prompt

What is thesis?

300

A figure of speech that puts together opposite elements.

What is oxymoron?

300

Using what you already know to figure out what the author does not say directly.

What is making inferences?

300

 The narrator explicitly tells the reader what a character is like (e.g., "she was a kind, patient woman").

What is direct characterization?

300

to add more detail, complexity, or information to something

What is elaborate?

300

According to the text...

What is transitions?

400

When the surface meaning and the underlying meaning of what is said is not the same.

What is irony?

400

The sequence of events that occurs from beginning to end.

What is plot?

400

The literary technique of creating, developing, and representing characters in a story, including their physical appearance, personality, and motivations.

What is characterization?

400

to state something again, or to express it in a new, clearer way. I

What is restate?

400

In summary...

What is conclusion?

500

a figure of speech utilizing extreme, intentional exaggeration to emphasize a point, evoke strong emotions, or create humor.

What is hyperbole?

500

The final part of the plot.

What is Resolution?

500

What the character does.

What is action?

500

 a structured, four-part framework (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) designed to help students craft organized, text-based answers for constructed responses or short-answer questions.

What is RACES strategy?

500

2-3 pieces of evidence to support your first reason.

What is cite?

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