7th Grade: ELA Assessment #6 Review

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What is an allusion?

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A casual reference to something well-known or famous.

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Define pleading.

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Begging.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Define scowl.

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An angry look.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What does it mean to beg?

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To ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.