ELA 7th grade

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What is a mood?

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The feeling created by the poet for the reader.

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Definition of Metaphor

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A comparison made by saying that one thing is something else.

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Definition of Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a Stanza?

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A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing, creating a sound effect that mimics the thing described.

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What is a Theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is Alliteration?

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

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What is a Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a Narrative?

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.