Figurative Language
Grammar
Argument Essay Requirements
Overview of the Exam
Other Terms
100

A comparison using "like" or "as" 

simile

100

Fragment or sentence?: Sang loudly in the choir

fragment

100

A claim should be in which paragraph? 

introduction

100

What is the date of the exam?

June 16th

100

The speaker's attitude 

tone

200

giving non-human things human qualities

personification

200

Fragment or Sentence?: She yelled at him. 

Sentence

200

The opposing side of an argument

counterargument

200

How many parts are on the exam? 

2

200
Language that appeals to the senses

imagery

300

I was so excited that I hit the roof!

Hyperbole

300

Run-on or sentence?: He was hungry, he made a sandwich. 

Run-on

300

What goes in parentheses after a piece of evidence? 

a citation

300

How many essays are on the exam? 

1

300

Boom Burger, Peter Parker, Danny Dog are all examples of 

alliteration

400

The ocean waves song a song

personification

400

Run-on or fragment?: Because he did not study

fragment
400

What is ethos? 

credentials and trustworthiness of the speaker

400

How many articles will you read for the argument essay?

4

400
All of the feelings associated with a word

connotation

500

You ARE the sun, radiant and bold 

metaphor

500

List all of the conjunctions that make up FANBOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

500

How many pieces of evidence should you use in body paragraphs? 

2-3

500

How many poems will be on the exam? 

1

500

the overall message or theme

central idea