Test-Taking Tips
This strategy you will use to answer your constructive responses.
RACE
A pair of two lines that rhyme
What is a couplet
What are the colors of the rainbow in order?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
A letter, figure, or symbol written or printed above the line/word
What is Superscript
The attitude a writer takes to the subject
What is tone
Brain Dump
Descriptive words and phrases that create a picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery
The largest state in USA?
Alaska
A question asked not to get an answer, but to emphasize a point is called what?
Rhetorical question
The message/moral that runs throughout a story.
Theme
A set of questions that help gather information or solve problems
5 W's (and sometimes a H)
"paragraph" of a poem, where the poem is broken up
What is a stanza
What is the "3rd rock from the sun" planet is
Earth
A literary device that uses a single metaphor or analogy over multiple sentences or even an entire work
Extended Metaphor
A writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
What is diction
A strategy means carefully reading each answer choice and systematically eliminating the incorrect options until you are left with the most likely correct answer.
Process of Elimination
Three types of poetry
Lyric, Narrative, Dramatic
The name of the Thanksgiving parade in NYC
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Double POINTS--uses symbolic figures, actions, imagery, or events to convey a complex or hidden meaning
Allegory
A piece of writing about a courageous hero who, because of a character flaw, brings ruin upon himself
What is a tragedy
DOUBLE POINTS --- a mnemonic (memory aid ) device that helps students analyze literature by asking a series of questions about the text.
SOAPSTone
A 14-line poem that uses iambic pentameter and a specific rhyme scheme to explore a single idea or issue
Shakespearean sonnet
The name of the first farm in animal farm
Manor Farm
placing two objects, images, or ideas side by side to create a certain effect or make a point.
Juxtaposition
Using objects, colors or symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What is symbolism