ELA Fast Review

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What type of writing includes lines (verses) and stanzas?

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Poetry

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What is the main idea of a passage that discusses the various functions of cells in the body?

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Cells in our body have many different functions.

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What is written so it can be performed as a play?

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Drama

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'How sweet the sobbing violin!'?

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Personification

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'You are like a ray of sunshine!'?

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Metaphor

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing 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 personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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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 onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.