Important Verbs
What does it mean to analyze?
Break things down and make a point
What do you have to read and do on Narrative Test?
Read fiction and write a fictional narrative.
What is the climax of a story?
The moment of most tension; everything leads up to that moment and nothing is the same after
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What is tone? How do we discern the tone?
The author's attitude toward a topic shown by diction, syntax, and punctuation
What does it mean to infer?
To make an educated guess
What do you have to read and do on a Research Simulation Task?
Read non-fiction and write an informational essay.
What is an allusion?
A reference
What is a metaphor
a stronger, direct comparison than a simile; does not use like or as
What is a mood? How is it created?
What does it mean to interpret?
To put something in your own words and make meaning
What do you have to read and do on a Literary Analysis Test?
Read fiction and write an analysis of the sources.
A dynamic character __________ by the resolution
changes
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the five senses
What is a theme?
a truth about life in one complete, declarative sentence
What does it mean to connect?
To relate two or more things to each other
How long do you have complete the NJSLA Language Arts tests?
90 minutes
A protagonist is the __________ character
main
Repeated consonant sounds?
What is a moral?
A lesson learned; an imperative sentence
What does it mean to objectively summarize?
To put someone else's words in your own words without an opinion
What should you do if you have time remaining?
Check your answers the multiple-choice section and proofread and edit your writing
idea
What is parallel structure?
Situational Irony- the opposite of what a reader expects occurs. Verbal irony- sarcasm. Dramatic Irony- when the reader/audience knows more than the characters