ELA Terms Review

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What does it mean to contrast two characters?

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To tell how they are different.

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'Lightning danced across the sky'?

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Personification.

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What is the theme of a story or text?

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The lesson or message.

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What pronouns are used by the narrator in third person point of view?

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He, she, they.

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What does it mean to summarize a passage?

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To make it shorter.

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What is a simile?

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

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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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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The central point or concept that the text is conveying.