NJSLA Prep ELA

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (e.g., 'I told you 3,000 times to put down your phone!').

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'as brave as a lion').

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What does it mean to analyze?

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To study each part and pay attention to details.

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What is a synonym for assumption?

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Guess.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place where a story happens.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things (e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees').

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'Time is a thief').

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents (e.g., 'buzz', 'bang').

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What is theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a story.

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What does it mean to visualize?

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To form a mental image of something.