Figurative Language
Essay Structure
Fiction Terms
Nonfiction Terms
Random Questions
100
a comparison between two unlike things that does no use the terms like or as
What is metaphor?
100
the number of paragraphs in a quality literary analysis task or a research simulation task
What is 4-5?
100
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
100
having no feeling or personal opinion included (i.e. an ______ summary)
What is objective?
100

the first thing test takers should do when starting an essay

What is look at the prompt?

200
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
200
the last sentence of an introduction that clearly answers the main question of the prompt
What is a thesis statement?
200

in speech or writing, the careful choice and use of words and phrases for effect, taking into consideration both connotative and denotative meanings as well as any other associations.

What is word choice or diction?

200
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What is claim?
200

putting events in order of first to last

What is chronological order?

300
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
300

the context writers will provide in the introduction of the essay that will show test graders they have comprehended the passages

What is background info or context?

300

the main problem of a story

What is the conflict?

300
the opposite of the author's claim
What is the counterclaim?
300

the way a character views the world

What is point of view/perspective?

400
a comparison between two unlike things that give human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
400

the MINIMUM number of pieces of evidence you should include in a body paragraph.

What is 2?

400

the "main idea" of the text; the insight about life or truth about the world revealed within a text

What is central idea or theme?

400
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is purpose?
400
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is relevant/supporting?
500
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
500

The sentence that tells your reader how your body paragraph will support your thesis.

What is the topic sentence?

500

The attitude a writer is trying to express through techniques such as word choice.

What is the tone?

500

Techniques a writer uses in order to make his or her argument more convincing.

What are rhetorical strategies or rhetorical devices?

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What are the three appeals?

500
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?
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