ELA Milestones Review

Front

What does it mean to infer in literature?

Back

To infer means to draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. Readers often infer themes, motives, and meanings from the text.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I have a million things to do!'

Front

What is the first person point of view?

Back

The first person point of view is a narrative perspective where the narrator uses first-person pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'we', and 'us' to tell the story from their own perspective.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

Front

What is the purpose of a simile in literature?

Back

A simile is used to compare two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human traits are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Front

What is the second person point of view?

Back

The second person point of view is a narrative perspective that addresses the reader directly using the pronoun 'you'. It is less common in literature.

Front

What is the third person point of view?

Back

The third person point of view is a narrative perspective where the narrator tells the story using third-person pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'they', or 'it'.

Front

What is consonance?

Back

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase, often at the end of words. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road.'