ELA Review

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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 fast as a cheetah'.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'dog', 'city', and 'happiness'.

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Who is an author?

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An author is a person who writes books, articles, or other written works.

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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, 'danger' is a synonym for 'jeopardy'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'the tall trees danced in the wind'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I am so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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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. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. For example, in 'the red apple', 'red' is the adjective.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples include 'run', 'is', and 'think'.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in '-ly'. For example, 'quickly' in 'She runs quickly'.