ELA

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison not using like or as.

Front

Why do authors use idioms?

Back

To make their writing more interesting.

Front

What does it really mean: "I'm in a pickle!"

Back

I'm in trouble.

Front

What is a couch potato?

Back

A person who likes to sit and watch TV on the couch.

Front

What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

Back

She was joking with me.

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

Front

What is an alliteration?

Back

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

Front

What does it mean to infer?

Back

To make an educated guess based on evidence and reasoning.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.