ELA Review

What is the effect of using alliteration in writing?

• Alliteration can create rhythm, enhance mood, and make phrases more memorable.

• Alliteration is used to confuse the reader and obscure meaning.

• Alliteration makes writing longer and more complex.

• Alliteration is a technique to avoid using metaphors.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Sally silently sat.'

• A poetic device that involves the use of rhyme and meter.

• The use of similes and metaphors in writing.

• A technique that involves the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• A word that describes a feeling or emotion.

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

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things.

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor directly states that one thing is another.

• A simile is a type of metaphor that uses exaggeration.

• A metaphor is a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile and a metaphor are the same thing.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the purpose of figurative language?

• To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

• To provide factual information in a straightforward manner.

• To simplify complex ideas into basic terms.

• To confuse the reader with ambiguous meanings.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as clean as a whistle.'

• A type of metaphor that uses direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'.

• A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is idiom?

• A phrase with a literal meaning only.

• A type of poetry that uses metaphors.

• A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, like 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

• A grammatical rule in a language.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'Time is a thief.'

• A type of simile that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A form of personification that attributes human qualities to non-human entities.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is hyperbole?

• A literal statement meant to convey truth.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I waited a million years.'

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A rhetorical question that does not require an answer.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is personification?

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves comparing two unlike things.

• Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

• A method of creating vivid imagery through detailed descriptions.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4