NWEA RLA RIT 191-200

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as cute as a button'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is a synonym?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. For example, 'afraid' and 'frightened' are synonyms.

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. For example, 'hot' and 'cold' are antonyms.

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What is a homonym?

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A homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, such as 'bat' (the animal) and 'bat' (the sports equipment).

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What is chronological order?

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Chronological order is the arrangement of events in the order they occur in time.

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What is a cause and effect relationship?

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A cause and effect relationship shows how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect). For example, 'It rained (cause), so the ground is wet (effect).'

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What is compare and contrast?

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To compare and contrast means to look at the similarities and differences between two or more things.