ELA Terms 10/7

Several similar and sequential starting sounds. Example: Peter picked a pack of peppers.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

A comparison of two things with a symbolic meaning. Example: My mother is a mystery.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as". Example: She's cold as ice.

• Methaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

An exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally. Example: I take forever to get ready in the morning.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

A hint of something that will happen later in the story.

• Flashback

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Dialogue

Characters conversing (talking) with each other.

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Dialogue

• Personification

Giving human qualities (traits) to non-human creatures/things. Example: The tree waved at us.

• Flashback

• Personification

• Dialogue

• Foreshadowing

• Onomatopoeia

What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• supporting detail
• topic sentence
• example sentence
• transition sentence

where and when the story takes place

• stanza

• theme

• setting

• genre

the problem in the story

• conflict

• resolution

• main idea

• setting