Camilla Navalany ELA Regents Review

Question 1

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character is which literary device?

Accepted Answer

characterization (caracterización)

Question 2

What device is "the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot?"

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Foreshadowing (Predeterminado)

Question 3

"The car groaned as the key twisted. He yawned, rusty and loud." This is an example of?

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personification

Question 4

Precisely how many pencils has Renny taken from Ms. Camilla and Ms. Navalany?

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the limit does not exist

Question 5

In our Regents review, the kitchen in the short story served as a _____________ to the narrator.

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Symbol (Símbolo)

Question 6

Who or what kills vampires? (¿Quién o qué mata a los vampiros?)

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Garlic

Question 7

What should you do to prepare for tomorrow?

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Study, rest/sleep, eat a light breakfast

Question 8

What order should you take the test in?

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1. Arg essay 2. Multiple Choice 3. Text Analysis

Question 9

The directions will refer to literary devices as all of the following: "techniques, figurative language" AND...?

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"Rhetorical Devices" (Recursos retóricos)

Question 10

What should I try to identify at the beginning of any passage?

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Who is the main subject/character? How are they/it described (tone)?

Question 11

The feeling of the subject is the: (La actitud de los autores hacia el tema)

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Tone (Tono)

Question 12

When Oliver says, "Seriously? You're asking Ms. Camilla for another pencil?" It is best an example of:

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Rhetorical Question

Question 13

Identify the best central idea:

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It is important to persist, even when life is hard.

Question 14

A word/phrase used two or more times in close proximity is which literary device?

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Repetition (Repetición)

Question 15

"Renny has taken 700 pencils from us!" is an example of:

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Hyperbole

Question 16

What is Dr. O'Grady's dog's name?

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Olive

Question 17

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"-- Which literary device is being used?

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Parallel structure

Question 18

The character that is in conflict with the main character is known as the...?

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Antagonist (Antagonista)

Question 19

Plot is...? (La trama es?)

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What happens in the story (Qué sucede en una historia)

Question 20

When something happens that is the direct opposite of what you'd expect, the literary device is...

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irony

Question 21

Language that appeals to the 5 senses (Lenguaje que atrae a los sentidos)

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Imagery (imágenes)

Questions 21