Types of Imagery
"As she unfolded the white linen and let it billow over the fine mahogany table, she would look once more at the large water mark. She never set the table or passed through the dining room without looking at it. Like a lighthouse keeper drawn to his window to gaze once again at the sea, or a prisoner automatically searching out the sun as he steps into the yard for his hour of exercise, Ruth looked for the water mark several times during the day."
What is visual imagery?
This literary element happens when an object, person, or place represents an idea or feeling.
What is symbolism?
What is process of elimination?
For Part Three, you must make a strong connection between what two things?
What is the central idea and a literary element?
On the morning of the Regents Exam, make sure you have done this to fuel your body and brain.
What is eat a complete and balanced breakfast?
"Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon began practicing her concerto."
What is auditory imagery?
When you make a direct comparison between two unlike things, you have one of these literary elements.
What is metaphor?
These tools can be found on the bottom of the page of a short story, and they can help define hard vocabulary. Make sure you use them!
What are footnotes?
You need to have this many texts included in your Part 2 essay to get full credit.
What is at least 3 texts?
What is get a full night's sleep?
" The streets stank of manure, the courtyards of urine, the stairwells stank of moldering wood and rat droppings, the kitchens of spoiled cabbage and mutton fat; the unaired parlors stank of stale dust, the bedrooms of greasy sheets, damp featherbeds, and the pungently sweet aroma of chamber pots. The stench of sulfur rose from the chimneys, the stench of caustic lyes from the tanneries, and from the slaughterhouses came the stench of congealed blood."
What is olfactory imagery?
If "the wind howled," or "the chair groaned," it would be which literary element?
What is personification?
You will have to answer at least one multiple choice (and all of Part 3) talking about this literary element. The main message/ takeaway from the story is called this.
What is the central idea?
This part of your essay addresses the other side of the issue, stating why your opponents might be correct. You NEED this part of the essay for full credit.
What is the counterargument?
Will teachers be able to help you on the Regents by answering questions?
What is NO?
"The soft fur of the kitten brushed against my skin."
What is tactile imagery?
This literary element often drives a story, and there are multiple different types of this literary element. The main characters have to face this literary element at every turn.
What is conflict?
Each of the passages in Part 1 will test different skills. What three types of passages will you see in Part 1?
What are: a short story, a poem, and a non-fiction article?
Your counterargument is quickly followed by this, where you prove that your side of the argument is still correct, despite the information from the other side.
What is a rebuttal?
How long will you have to take the test (if you have regular testing time)?
What is 3 hours?
"A wave of nostalgia washed over her as she walked through her childhood home."
What is organic imagery?
What is foreshadowing?
Which method will help you understand the whole passage better: reading the whole passage, then answering the questions OR reading the questions first and flipping back and forth?
What is reading the whole passage?
Read the whole passage through 1 time to get a general idea of what it's about, then re-read sections of the passage as you answer the questions.
True or False: Part 3 is worth the least amount of points out of each part of the Regents exam.
What is true?
What can you or can't you bring to the Regents exam? You must name at least 2 items from either list
CAN: Blue or black ink pens, highlighters
CAN'T: Phones, laptops, chromebooks, headphones, food, energy drinks, any study materials
MAYBE: Bottles of water (?)