Regents ELA literary and rhetorical devices overview quiz quiz
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What is the single habit that runs through analyzing every device on the Regents?
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A city scene says streets 'held their breath' and light 'tested the rooftops.' What does this figurative language create?
What is the difference between tone and mood?
In 'the hinge that shrieked, and the path beyond had surrendered to weeds,' which word most builds a foreboding mood?
What is the difference between a language technique and a structural technique?
A story opens at an award ceremony, flashes back to earlier failures, then returns. What does this structure most likely do?
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
A writer opens 'As a nurse who has worked thirty years in this hospital...'. Which appeal is this?
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
A child narrator reports adult events without understanding them. How can point of view develop a central idea about innocence?
Which devices make the strongest Part 3 writing strategies for a literary text?