Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Nonfiction Elements
EOC Language
Test Format
100

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line of text

What is alliteration?

100

A struggle that occurs within a character - character vs guilt or pride or obligation, etc

What is internal conflict?

100

The art of using language to persuade and defend a position

What is rhetoric?

100

When two unalike (often opposite) things appear or are viewed together to reveal a deeper truth.

What is Juxtaposition?

100

The number of constructed responses on the EOC?

What is two - four responses?

200

Giving nonhuman things human qualities

What is personification?

200

A plot disruption in which the writer goes back to relay the events of an earlier time.

What is flashback?

200

A technique in which an author appeals to the audience's emotions (sadness, patriotism, sympathy, etc) to help develop an argument

What is "pathos"?

200

This is the question considered when trying to determine the theme of a text.

What is stated or implied that reveals insight into the human experience?

200

About how many questions will be on the English II EOC?

What is 60-66?

300

When an author gives a hint at something that will occur later in a story

What is foreshadowing?

300

A set of two rhyming lines in a poem

What is a couplet?

300

What is a type of visual text that is nonfiction?

What is graph, chart, venn diagram, etc?

300

These are the three pillars that 'hold up' the Central Idea.

What is diction, structure, and reasoning?

300

The constructed response portion of the EOC is worth approximately this percentage of the overall score.

What is 27%-33%?

400

Using sensory details (sight, touch, etc.) to create a clear picture in the reader's mind

What is imagery?

400

The universal message an author is trying to relay through a story.

What is theme?

400

The best transition word for a statement of CONCLUSION

A) furthermore    B) however     C) therefore

What is C) therefore

400

The feeling created by an author of uncertainty about the outcome of events.

What is suspense or tension?

400

These are foods I should eat for breakfast before taking the EOC, followed by foods I should avoid.

Do Eat = Protein, Whole Grains, Oats, Natural Fats, Natural Sugars


Avoid = Greasy/Fried Foods, Heavy Carbs, Processed Foods, Energy Drinks

500

A subtle reference in a work to another work (biblical, historical, mythological)

What is allusion?

500

When a writer gives hints about a detail in a text, but does not directly state it AND what the reader must do with the information

What is imply and infer?

500

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea in another argument.

What is a counterargument or counterclaim?

500

The way a writer organizes information and lays out events in order to create a particular effect

What is structure?

500

This is how constructed responses will be scored.

On a scale from 0-2 with '1' including every relevant attempt at an answer, and '2' only applying to responses that Paraphrase the question when Answering all parts of the question, Cites TWO pieces of evidence, and logically Explains how the evidence supports the answer given (not a summary).