Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
This is the number of constructed responses you are required to write on the English II EOC.
What is 4?
This is the number of poems on the English II EOC.
What is one?
What type of irony is this?
Saying one thing but meaning the opposite.
Ex: After flunking an exam; "Perfect. This is just what I needed for my grade".
What is verbal irony?
The NC English II EOC is this percentage of your semester grade.
What is 20%?
"Behind him, sitting on a pile of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba's heart"
(Kite Runner)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.
What is textual evidence.
This is the number of non-fiction passages on the English II EOC.
What is four?
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
What is hyperbole?
What should you do FIRST (before reading) a text on the EOC?
What is read the questions?
Reading the questions first gives you something to look for while you read. Highlight important information in the question, like the verb, a page number, or if the EOC gods are smiling, the central idea.
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping" (The Raven)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is alliteration?
This is the format you should follow when you write your constructed responses.
What is the R.A.C.E. method (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)?
This is the number of fictional passages on the English II EOC.
What is 2?
“This shocking event occurs when Montag witnesses a woman choosing to burn with her books, leading him to question his role as a fireman.”
What is she lights the fire which leads to her death?
This is the day and date of your English II EOC exam.
What is Wednesday, December 17 at 8:30?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
You must restate this to gain full points.
What is the question (prompt).
How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?
There are 60 questions on the English II EOC.
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
What is THEME?
The NC English II EOC limits your constructed responses to how many characters?
What is 1,000 or less.
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
This is a conclusion based on evidence and understanding.
What is an inference?
For the constructed response, these are the two things you are being graded on. (50%/50%)
What are evidence and understanding?
This is the average length of a passage. (Pages)
What is five pages pages?
"This symbol represents knowledge and the power of books in Fahrenheit 451. It's often seen as a force of destruction and rebirth."
What is fire?
What is a passing score for the EOC?
Who is a 77%?