Lit. Elements - Poetry
Prose Lit Elements
Things to Know for the Test
Things to Know Cont'.
Things to Know Cont'.
100

An example of this is: “my heart was an island.”

What is a metaphor?

100

This is the time & place of a literary work.

What is setting?

100

This is how long you should spend on the multiple choice.

What is 45 minutes?

100

This is how many highlighters you should bring to the exam and these are the reasons why.

What are two because you need one for each side of the argument. 

100

This is how many texts you have to choose from on the argumentative essay.

What are four?

200

This is a comparison using “like” or “as.”

What is a simile?
200

This is the sequence of events in a literary work.

What is plot?

200

This is how the State asks you to cite for the argumentative essay.

What is text and line number?

200

This is the highest score you can get on Part 3.

What is a 4?

200

This is how long you should spend on the argumentative essay.

What is an hour and a half?

300

This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word (usually in poetry).

What is alliteration?

300

This is when the reader learns about the characters and the setting at the start of a story. 

What is the exposition?

300

This is the date and time of your exam.

What is June 15th, 8:15 AM

300

These are three things that you must include on the text analysis.

What are the central idea, writing strategy, and citations. 

300

These are what you will need to bring with you to use for the exam.

What are two highlighters and a pen?

400

This is the use of words that seem to imitate the sounds they refer to.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

This takes place after the turning point, when the tension decreases.

What is falling action?

400

This is what you should do if you make a mistake on the written portion of the exam.

What is place a single line through it?

400

This is how long you should spend on the text analysis.

What is 45 minutes?

400

This is how you should cite the text in Part 3.

What is author and line number?

500

An example of this literary element would be a four-leaf clover for good luck.

What is a symbol?

500

This is a short, interesting, biographical incident.

What is an anecdote?

500

This should be the second paragraph of your argumentative essay.

What is the concession?

500

This is the total amount of points (raw score) for all three sections of the exam.

What is 56?

500

The amount of texts MUST you use on the argumentative essay? 

What are three?