ELA

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of consonants at the beginning of words (Deena doesn’t drive dangerously.)

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A reference within one literary work to another literary work, or a reference to a historical figure. (Bella Swan in Twilight is reading Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in her English class.) Often allusions are biblical.

Question 3

Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

Use of words whose sounds suggest the meaning (buzz, hiss, boom)

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

Comparison of two somewhat related things using “like” or “as” He is as hungry as an underfed bear….OR Her smile is as comforting as a warm blanket on a winter’s dull day. NOT A SIMILE: She gagged as the smell of rotten week-old fish filled her nose. (two things not compared). ALSO NOT A SIMILE: She looked at me like she was going to throw up. (two things not compared)

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

Comparison of 2 somewhat related things without using “like” or “as:” The road was a ribbon of black satin cutting through the meadow. He is a thundercloud of hostility as he enters the room. I’m exhausted and I need to recharge my battery this weekend!

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects (The sun kissed my shoulders and its warm rays embraced me on the beach.)

Question 7

Idiom

Answer 7

Expression not meant to be taken literally (You’re skating on thin ice; You’re pushing my buttons; Let’s hit the road; You’re barking up the wrong tree.)

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

Repeated words, phrases, or sentences that create a sense rhythm or provide impact.

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

Richly descriptive words & phrases that appeal to readers’ senses.

Question 10

Flashback

Answer 10

An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time.

Question 11

Foreshadowing

Answer 11

The writer provides hints that suggest future events. Writers often use symbols throughout their writing to foreshadow a later event.

Question 12

Irony: Situational

Answer 12

Contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens (in a twisted way).
Examples: Ski Club is canceled because of snow…..a college student writing an essay on the dangers of using AI to replace independent thinking in writing – and then having AI write it.

Question 13

Irony: Verbal

Answer 13

sarcasm (“Gee, nice job!” said the kid as I spilled milk on his shoes.)

Question 14

Irony: Dramatic

Answer 14

Situation where the character is unaware of something the audience knows.
Example: Audience watches as Juliet drinks a potion which makes her seem dead. Romeo thinks she really is dead and he then commits suicide. When Juliet is awake again, she sees dead Romeo next to her and kills herself. They both kill themselves because of this tragic mistake.

Question 15

Suspense

Answer 15

A reader’s feeling of growing tension and excitement as the plot intensifies. Often marked by danger and/or death.

Question 16

Symbolism

Answer 16

Use of specific objects/images to represent abstract ideas. Something tangible, visible, able to be held….while the idea it symbolizes is abstract or universal (cannot be held)

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

Substitution of a kinder, more gentle word for one considered harsh, rude, or offensive (example: “passed away” or “in a better place” instead of died; “let go” instead of “fired”)