OSTP Review ELA

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device that gives the reader a hint of something that is going to happen in the story without revealing the outcome.

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Summary

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A brief recount of the text that includes the central idea and the most important supporting details.

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Alliteration

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A figurative language technique where the same initial consonant sound is repeated in a series of words, as in 'Sachi silently slid.'

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one thing is another, e.g., 'Time is a thief.'

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told, indicating who is narrating the story.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'

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Personification

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Main Idea

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The central point or concept that the author wants to convey in a piece of writing.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, e.g., 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'