9th Grade ELA Final

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What is a hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is a group of lines called that form a verse?

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Stanza.

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What is the definition of imagery?

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Description evoking the use of the five senses.

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What is the definition of pun?

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A play on words, using words that have a double meaning or that sound the same but have different meanings.

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What is inference?

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A conclusion based on circumstances, reading between the lines.

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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 a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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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 theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a literary work.