Literary Elements
Regents Vocabulary
Texts
Regents
Trivia
100

When you use this element, you are comparing to things using like or as

Simile

100
To "discern" something means to

recognize, distinguish or figure out

100

Tess Hutchinson was in this text

The Lottery

100

The 2020 English regents is on this day

Tuesday, January 21st

100

We are this many miles from the sun

93 million

200

Unlike simile's these comparisons do not use like or as.

Metaphor

200

This is the main point or purpose of a text

Claim, Central idea, Main idea, Theme
200

What did Mrs. Hutchinson "win" in the "The Lottery"?

Being stoned to death

200

These are the three parts of an English Regents exam

Multiple choice, Argumentative essay, Analysis essay

200

Is a tomato and vegetable or a fruit?

Fruit

300

A firefighter burning his house down

Irony

300

In this question: 

Which quotation best reflects a central idea in the passage?

The word "reflects" means

shows, refers to

300

A man murdered to keep this talking animal 

Goldfish

300

Students should do this part of the regents exam first

Argumentative essay

300

Which Jamaican runner is an 11-time world champion and holds the record in the 100 and 200-meter race?

Usain Bolt

400

It has been a million years since this game started.

Hyperbole

400

To clarify means to

make something easy to see or understand

400

The text "Simplexity" explored this

Accounting for human behavior when creating emergency escape routes

400

These are the three texts types in the multiple choice portion of the exam

Non-fiction, fiction, poem

400

Which boxer was known as “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion”?

Mohammed Ali

500

The trees were dancing with the wind.

Personification

500

In this question:

The text is developed primarily through the use of

The word "develop" means this

grow, created

500
In the poem, "Magic Island" the black umbrella was a symbol for this

Fear and apprehension about getting comfortable in a new place

500

This is the score needed to be considered "college ready"

85

500

What year was the very first model of the iPhone released?

2007

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