A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

The same beginning sounds repeated

Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

A person, place, thing, idea that stands for something beyond itself

An underlying message about life

What's the meaning of this hyperbole? "Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

Shawn would do anything for Angela.

Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.

Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.

What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!"

Photos of me are always really good.

Photography is one of my hobbies.

What's the meaning of this metaphor? "After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

Which is not a hyperbole?

My mom is the baby of the family.

I’ve told you a million times.

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

This car goes faster than the speed of light.

When the speaker says the opposite of what he/she means

Most often in pieces of fiction

If the speaker doesn't realize he/she said something offensive

When everyone knows what is being talked about except one person

Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?

create humor, suspense, or tragedy

create an emotional connection with the audience

create action, setting, and basic situation

If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to

Sophie being involved in falling action

Which of these is an example of parallelism?

The dog went walking, the dog was panting, and the dog was growling

The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

What is foreshadowing?

when the author shows an event from before the story began

when the main character has a dream

the feeling the reader gets while reading

the author's attitude toward the story

how the setting affects the story

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What is a comparison using like or as?

metaphor

simile

imagery

cliche'

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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The same beginning sound repeated

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

A word that is a sound

An exaggeration

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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