8th Grade Final

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What type of word answers the questions, 'what kind' or 'how many'?

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Adjective: A word that describes a noun, providing more information about it.

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I’m so bored I could die.'

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What is the repetition of beginning sounds called?

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Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is an example of an idiom?

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Idiom: A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'Raining cats and dogs.'

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What type of word answers the questions, 'how', 'where', or 'when'?

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Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often indicating time, manner, place, or degree.

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What is a simile?

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Simile: A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Personification: A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme: The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used at the ends of lines of poetry.

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What is the purpose of an adverb?

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Adverb: To modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing more detail about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.