Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
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?
This is the number of constructed responses you are required to write on the English II EOC.
What is 2?
The number of body paragraphs an informative essay usually have.
What is 3?
The number of paragraphs a well-structured argumentative essay has.
What is 6 paragraphs?
"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?
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?
You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.
What is textual evidence.
How you start informative essays.
What is a hook?
True or False: The conclusion of an argumentative essay should introduce new evidence.
What is False?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
What is THEME?
You must restate this to gain full points.
What is the question (prompt).
The most important part of informative essays with topic, stance, and overview of support.
What is a thesis statement?
A rebuttal in an argumentative essay.
What is the statement that refutes the counterargument and explains why your position is stronger?
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping" (The Raven)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is alliteration?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
This is the format you should follow when you write your constructed responses.
What is the R.A.C.E. method (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)?
This makes an informative essay an informative essay.
What is all facts (no opinions)?
The minimum requirement for the counterargument to earn full points in the rubric.
What is a clear acknowledgment and refutation of the opposing viewpoint?
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?
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?
For the constructed response, these are the two things you are being graded on. (50%/50%)
What are evidence and understanding?
The average length of an essay.
What is five paragraphs?
A common mistake students make when addressing counterarguments in an argumentative essay.
What is weakly refuting the counterargument or not directly addressing it?