ELA Review for 4th & 5th Grade

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What is the theme of a passage?

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A message or lesson the author is trying to convey in the text.

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What does the hyperbole 'Jesse would move mountains for Winnie' mean?

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Jesse would do anything for Winnie.

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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The 'paragraphs' of a poem.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The most important idea the author is trying to get across in the text.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.