Figurative Language
A comparison using like or as
What is a Simile?
Instead of paragraphs, poems have this...
What is a stanza?
You should bring this writing utensil on test day
What is a... LOL, you thought... It's online!
The over-arching message of a story
What is theme?
A quality that evokes emotions (like pity or sadness). Emotional appeal
What is pathos?
Ex: Gertrude gets good grades
What is alliteration?
A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line. Hint: Starts with an 'E'
What is enjambment?
The number of multiple choice questions on the test
What is 50 (English IV)?
What is 48 + 2 constructed response (English III)?
How a piece makes the reader feel while reading
What is mood?
The way to get people to agree with an idea, attitude, or action by rational and/or emotional means.
What is persuasion?
Ex: That test destroyed me
What is hyperbole? (Obvious exaggeration)
Ex: Once I dive into these pages
I may not come out for ages
What is a couplet? (Two lines of rhymed verse)
The day our class is taking the English NCFE
What is January 14th (1st period)? January 15th (2nd period)? January 17th (4th period)?
Ex: She carried the elderly woman's groceries inside the house for her.
What is indirect characterization? (The writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions)
An appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker.
What is ethos?
Ex: I laughed as we snuck out the back door. The plan had worked perfectly. Nothing could go wrong now!
What is foreshadowing?
Word order and sentence structure
What is syntax?
The proper way to take the NCFE... (Hint: Do you... read the questions and then the passage? Or do you read the passage and then the questions?)
What is... It is UP TO YOU! But, my suggestion is this...
1. Read the entire passage FIRST. Consider the style of writing (historical context, diction, figurative language, etc.).
2. READ the questions. Eliminate all obvious wrong answers. Revisit the passage to help answer the questions after taking all of these steps.
Mental pictures which are created by descriptions of the senses, so that we can see and feel what the character is experiencing
What is imagery?
Appeal based on logic and reason
What is logos?
Ex: Bang! Slurp! Hiss!
What is onomatopoeia?
The author's choice and use of words
What is diction?
Matthew's phone goes off during the test resulting in this
What is a misadministration?
Ex: Angela is wearing a t-shirt and has long beautiful hair
What is direct characterization? (The author explains through direct statements what the character is like (kind, evil, etc.).
Trick question... NOT related to argument and rhetoric...
Ex: Amanda made a reference to the Great Gatsby during the presentation.
What is allusion? (A reference in a story to a well-known character or event from another story or place)