Figurative language
Definitions
Literary terms
Short Constructed Response
100
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).


What is Onomatopoeia



100

make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to someone.

What is convey? 

100

The author's primary goal for writing a text

What is author's purpose? 

100

What does R.A.C.E stand for? 

Restate the question

Answer the question

Cite text evidence 

Explain the evidence

200

Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

What is a simile? 

200

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story


What is flashback?

200

the feeling or emotion that a story evokes in the reader

What is mood? 

200

How many sentences should R.A.C.E be ?

3-5 sentences. 

1 for the R.A. 

1-2 for evidence. 

1-2 for the explanation.

300

comparing two unlike things without using like or as.

What is a metaphor? 

300

a part of a film, play, etc. that shows a scene or an event that will happen later in the story.

What is flashforward: 

300

The author's attitude toward the content, conveyed through word choice, punctuation, and sentence structure

What is tone? 

300

When you cite evidence, what are you proving? 


The question you answered. 

400

Giving human-like qualities to an unhuman thing.

What is personification? 

400

make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public.

What is appeal

400

the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. The narration usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).

What is first person point of view? 

400

What can you E not be the same as? 

Your "A" and "E" should be different. 

For example: 

If you say She was brave and strong in your "a" you need to explain how she was brave and strong in your "E"

500

operate under the assumption that the reader or listener will recognize them.

What is allusion? 

500

Firm decision to do or not to do something.

What is Resolution 

500

appeals to the senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound to create a vivid and evocative picture in the mind of the reader.

What is sensory images? 

500
Why is it important to understand what the question is asking you?  

So you can answer every point of the question correctly.