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Literary Devices
The Exam Format
Part 2
Part 3
Miscellaneous
100
The moral/message of a story or poem
What is THEME
100
The number of sections on the exam
What is 3
100
The number of paragraphs your essay needs.
What is 5
100
The two things need to be introduced in the first paragraph
What is THEME (MAIN IDEA) and ONE LITERARY DEVICE
100
What Murphy wants you to do between exams
What is LEAVE the BUILDING and WALK AROUND OUTSIDE
200
How an author wants you to feel when you read his/her work
What is TONE
200
Part 2 of the exam (what you have to do)
What is ARGUMENT ESSAY
200
Where the thesis goes in an essay
What is THE END OF THE INTRODUCTION
200
What the second paragraph is about
What is THE LITERARY DEVICE YOU CHOSE
200
The two analysis questions you should use after every quote.
What is "How does this quote relate to the topic sentence?" and "Why does this quote matter?"
300
A question an author uses that's not meant to really be answered
What is RHETORICAL QUESTION
300
The type of writing in part 3
What is THEMATIC ANALYSIS
300
How to make a thesis.
What is ANSWER THE PROVIDED QUESTION IN SENTENCE FORM (to make complex, add "although" and a counterclaim in front)
300
What the link sentences of the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs should do.
What is EXPLAIN HOW YOUR LITERARY DEVICE EXAMPLES CREATE THE MAIN IDEA YOU GAVE
300
Two of the three counterclaim introduction phrases you should can use in the topic sentence of your counterclaim.
What is "SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE," "ACCORDING TO SOME," "IT IS THOUGHT THAT"
400
The reason an author does what he/she does. You see this phrase in multiple choice questions ALL THE TIME!
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
400
The TWO THINGS that you must write about to be successful in part 3
THEME and a LITERARY DEVICE
400
The two things you must do when using a quote
What is INTRODUCE and CITE
400
From where in the texts your quotes should come in the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs (this requires you to REMEMBER when we talked about this!)
What is THE 1st HALF for PARAGRAPH 2 and THE 2nd HALF FOR PARAGRAPH 3.
400
Two of the three words/phrases to "turn back" in the middle of your counterclaim.
What is • HOWEVER... • ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, THOUGH... • DESPITE THIS, IT IS STILL MORE CORRECT TO SAY...
500
The name for language used by an author to describe things in any way besides literally.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
500
The three types of texts featured in the multiple choice section.
What is FICTION, POETRY, and NON FICTION
500
The number of and types of sentences required in each body paragraph.
What is ABOUT 8; 1 TOPIC, 2 QUOTES, 2 SENTENCES OF ANALYSIS PER QUOTE, 1 CONCLUSION
500
The number and type of sentence in paragraphs 2 and 3
What is ABOUT 8; 1 TOPIC, 2 QUOTES, 2 SENTENCES of ANALYSIS PER QUOTE, 1 LINK
500
About how long each section of the exam should take you (Yes each number is different, yes I've told you this, and yes it's sort of a trick question)
What is: -40-50 MINS for MULTIPLE CHOICE -50 MINS to 1 HOUR FOR ESSAY -30-40 MINS FOR THEMATIC ANALYSIS