ELA 7th Grade Literary Device Review

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere.'?

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike 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 a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous effect.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a literary work.