Figurative Language
a comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
What is metaphor?
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
having no feeling or personal opinion included (i.e. an ______ summary)
What is objective?
time order
What is chronological?
When I don't know an answer, what can I do?
What is eliminate the answers I know are incorrect, flag it for review and answer it later, or re-read the question and do your best
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
the attitude the writer expresses in a given portion of text
What is tone?
an author's argument that they are trying to prove
What is claim?
the way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test
What is eat a good dinner and get plenty of sleep?
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
the main problem of a story
What is conflict?
the opposite of the author's claim
What is counterclaim?
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is supporting?
I should do this before reading the passages or listening to the podcast.
What is read the questions?
a comparison between two unlike things that give human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
the message or moral of the story
What is theme?
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is purpose?
The way a person talks based on where they are from
What is dialect?
What should you do with electronic devices (cell phones, ipods, mp3s, hand held video games, calculators)
Turn them off and give to your teacher or leave them at home
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is main idea?
the way a specific author writes
What is style?
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?
When should you be looking for key words, taking notes, reading directions, questions, passages and answer choices carefully
What is what you should be doing throughout the test?