Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
Your TDW will either be _________ or _________ type of essay.
What is informative or argumentative?
I am getting nervous about the game I am going to warm up to get my muscles and mind prepared.
What is a run-on sentence?
What type of irony is this?
Saying one thing but meaning the opposite.
Ex: After flunking an exam; "Perfect. This is just what I needed for my grade".
What is verbal irony?
The SC English II EOC is this percentage of your YEAR grade.
What is 20%?
"Behind him, sitting on a pile of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba's heart"
(Kite Runner)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.
What is textual evidence.
A semicolon must have THIS on BOTH SIDES OF IT.
What is a complete thought (or complete sentence OR independent clause).
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
What is hyperbole?
If you want to use an advanced vocabulary word but you are unsure of the spelling, you should use it anyway to impress the grader.
What is FALSE.
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping" (The Raven)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is alliteration?
This is what you must do after you cite evidence.
What is EXPLAIN OR SUPPORT?
The news greatly (affected OR effected) the class atmosphere.
What is AFFECTED?
It is raining so much lately, I fear we must build an ark.
What is ALLUSION?
The amount of time you have to take your English II EOC.
What is unlimited.
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
You must directly address this in your TDW.
What is the question (prompt).
I need to know (WHO or WHOM) stole the test key.
The emotional response to a word
What is CONNOTATION?
What is an ALLEGORY?
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
This is a conclusion based on evidence and understanding.
What is an inference?
The most important sentence in your TDW.
What is your thesis statement?
What is LAY?
Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example: in Night,
Darkness and night represent a world without God's presence.
What is symbolism?
The TDW stands for
What is TEXT DEPENDENT WRITING