Figurative Language
a comparison between two unlike things that does no use the terms like or as
What is metaphor?
the number of paragraphs in a quality literary analysis task or a research simulation task
What is 5-6? (depends on the prompt)
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?
the first thing test takers should do when starting a PARCC ELA session
What is look at the prompt?
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
the last sentence of an introduction that clearly answers the main question of the prompt
What is a claim?
the attitude the author expresses in a given portion of text
What is tone?
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What is claim?
time order
What is chronological order?
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
the context writers will provide in the introduction of the essay that will show test graders they have comprehended the passages
What is a brief summary of each passage?
the main problem of a story
What is the central conflict?
the opposite of the author's claim
What is the counterclaim?
the way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
a comparison between two unlike things that give human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
the MINIMUM number of pieces of evidence required in an essay on PARCC
What is 2-3? (depends on the type)
the author's topic and what they have to say about it
What is theme?
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is purpose?
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is relevant/supporting?
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
the step between reading the prompt/questions and going back to read the passages on PARCC
What is make a checklist?
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is the central 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?