Middle School ELA

She was as wise as an owl.

• metaphor

• rhyme

• meter

• simile

The use of sensory details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• meter

• figurative language

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.  Your heart's an empty hole.

• It came without packages, boxes or bags!

• Roast beast is a feast I can't stand in the least!

• It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight.

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

• Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee

• Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam

• Rosy's going riding on her red rinoceros

• For I had a story that no one could beat, and to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• What do you know about tweetle beetles?

• Ben's bent broom breaks

• New socks, two socks.  Whose socks? Sue's socks.

• Fox in socks.

Giving objects or animals human qualities

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Assonance

Poets use figurative language to

• make poems hard to understand

• create vivid images and convey strong emotions

• as a trick to confuse you

What is a metaphor?

• comparison using "like" or "as"

• comparison without using "like" or "as"

• figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

• extreme exaggeration

A character or thing that creates the conflict for your protagonist would be the...

• antagonist

• static character

• dynamic character

• flat character

The best definition of theme is...

• The events that happen in a story.

• The message the author is sending.

• A word that summarizes the story.

• The character's main problem.