Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
A reader can infer that a character is nervous because the character avoids eye contact and speaks quietly.
What reading skill is the student using?
Answer: Making an inference
an extreme exaggeration!
Hyperbole!!!!!!!
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 NC English II EOC is this percentage of your semester 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.
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Answer: Theme is the message or lesson about life, while main idea is what the text is mostly about.
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?
two contradictory words together
Oxymoron
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping" (The Raven)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is alliteration?
how an author develops characters
Characterization
How does the setting influence the conflict in a story?
Answer: The setting can create obstacles, shape character behavior, or increase tension.
the emotional meaning of a word
Connotation
This is the day and date of your English II EOC exam.
June 8!
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
a struggle within a character’s mind?
a struggle between a character and an outside force?
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?
There are 60 questions on the English II EOC.
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
What is THEME?
WHAT DOES THE TEST TAKING SKILL POE STAND FOR?
PROCESS OF elimination
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?
background information at the beginning of a story
events after the climax
the ending where conflicts are solved
Exposition
falling action
Resolution/ Conclusion
when an object or action represents a deeper meaning
What is Symbolism
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 arrangement of words and sentences
Syntax