ELA Tournament of Contenders

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What is personification?

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Giving nonhuman things human qualities or characteristics.

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What word BEST links two ideas in a sentence?

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The word 'and' is used to link two ideas.

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Who is Salva Dut Ariik?

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A male character known from the story 'A Long Walk to Water'.

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What is the correct form of 'its' in the sentence: 'The cat played with _____ new toy all day.'?

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The correct form is 'its'.

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Which of these is not a type of figurative language?

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Disoveratory is not a type of figurative language.

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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 hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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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 assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.