Fall Semester Exam Review

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human traits are attributed to non-human things.

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What is the definition of plot?

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The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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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 a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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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 alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The central idea or message that the story conveys.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.