Figurative Language
The food there is trash
Hyperbole
the struggle between opposing forces (people, ideas, or nature) that drives the story, creates tension, and develops characters
Conflict
What does emulate mean in this excerpt?
"It had really begun back in the Charlestown Prison, when Bimbi [a friend Malcolm made while in prison] first made me feel envy of his...knowledge. Bimbi had always taken charge of any conversations he was in, and I had tried to emulate him."
To copy or imitate
Is the underlined word positive, negative, or neutral?
"Shut up," snapped the teacher.
negative
When used together, the words "rumbled," "buzzed," and "exploded" evoke images of-
a) frustration
b) progress
c) activity
d) disorder
c. activity
“I get this tightness in my chest like an elephant is standing on me” -Doechii
Simile
the part of the story where background information and other context are explained or revealed
Exposition
What does indignant mean?
Mary Warren: She sent her spirit out.
Elizabeth: Oh, Mary, Mary, surely you -
Mary Warren, with an indignant edge: She tried to kill me many times, Goody Proctor!
Is the underlined word positive, negative, or neutral?
The instructions were clear and explicit.
positive
Read this sentence from a passage in the 2015 Reading SOL:
"He stopped as he drew near, huffing out of breath"
This sentence contains an example of--
a) a simile
b) a metaphor
c) onomatopoeia
d) irony
C
"But soft, what light through yonder window break? It is the east and Juliet, she is the sun." - Shakespeare
Metaphor
Resolution
What does absconded mean?
There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.
To leave, to depart
Is the underlined word positive, negative, or neutral?
There was a luminous sheen of sweat on her face.
neutral
Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the 2015 SOL test:
"I watched her play with the top button of her coat and thought about the man I was about to meet, my father, whose face I knew only from a small black-and-white photograph."
This sentence conveys Su-Jen's feelings of--
a) uncertainty
b) despair
c) irritation
d) disapproval
A
"Don't cry over spilled milk"
Idiom
Plot
What does articulation mean?
"To express Lordean rage means to show, manifest, or reveal it.
Expression, according to philosopher Sue Campbell, is 'the public articulation or discrimination of our psychological lives through language and behavior.' Everything expressed must have a medium."
to say, show, or express
Is the underlined word positive, negative, or neutral?
Despite medications and special serums, the thriving crop of acne remained on his face.
negative
Which underlined word carries a negative connotation in this sentence?
Patrick's mother is assuming that when her son refrains from fraternizing so much, he will become more accomplished.
fraternizing
From Wu-tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.: “Cash Rules Everything Around Me”
Personification
the use of descriptive and figurative language to appeal to the reader's five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—to create mental pictures and evoke emotions
Imagery
What does MEDIUM mean?
"To express Lordean rage means to show, manifest, or reveal it.
Expression, according to philosopher Sue Campbell, is 'the public articulation or discrimination of our psychological lives through language and behavior.' Everything expressed must have a medium."
the material or technique an artist uses to create or express their work
Is the underlined word positive, negative, or neutral?
Everything in the cabinet was uniform in size, shape, and color.
neutral
Which situation is an example of irony?
a) Benjamin is able to discern an artist's noise over all of the other noises he hears
b) The artist initially appears hostile to Benjamin, but warms to his presence.
c) The artist is amused by Benjamin and invites him to return the next day to observe the progress on her work
d) Benjamin thinks of this neighborhood as quiet, only to learn that an artist is noisily constructing a piece of art nearby
D