ISAT

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

– a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using “like” or “as”. “She is like a rose.”

Question 2

metaphore

Answer 2

-a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared by saying one thing is something else. “That day was a beast.”

Question 3

personification

Answer 3

applying human characteristics to non-living things. “The curtains danced in the breeze.”

Question 4

onomatopoeia

Answer 4

• the formation of a word that imitates a sound: “Bam, Pow, Boom”

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally. “The bag weighted a ton.”

Question 6

pun

Answer 6

– A form of a word that shows multiple meanings of the word. “Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse.”

Question 7

anaolgy

Answer 7

A comparison between two things for explanation or clarification. “Life is like a mountain.”

Question 8

verbal iirony

Answer 8

• a person says one thing and means another or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. “A fire station burns down.”

Question 9

allususoin

Answer 9

– An expression designed to bring something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. “’When it came to spending money, he was a total Scrooge.”

Question 10

inferance

Answer 10

– A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

Question 11

denotatave

Answer 11

– The literal meaning of a word in contrast to the feeling the work suggests

Question 12

connotative

Answer 12

– A feeling a word evokes in addition to its literal meaning.

Question 13

tone

Answer 13

– The writer’s attitude toward or feeling about the subject matter and audience.

Question 14

thesis

Answer 14

– A sentence typed at the end of an introduction in support of an idea that is usually divided into three sub-parts that each become a body paragraph of the essay.

Question 15

claim

Answer 15

– A claim is an idea someone tries to prove within an essay.

Question 16

counter claim

Answer 16

7. Counterclaim – A counterclaim is the argument opposing your thesis statement.

Question 17

central idea

Answer 17

8. Central Idea – A central idea is a brief, overall idea of what a text is about. It is what the writer wants to prove or explain, and it ties all the elements of the piece together.

Question 18

theme

Answer 18

– The theme is a message presented by a literary work. “Revenge is a theme of The Lion King.”

Question 19

sensory language

Answer 19

– Typing that incorporates the five senses (sight, taste, touch, smell, sound).

Question 20

. Imagery

Answer 20

– Figurative language that creates a mental image that appeals to the senses. “The trees swayed in the wind and their leaves resembled green flames. The snow covered the ground like a blanked of white velvet.”

Question 21

rising action

Answer 21

– Action that begins to get more intense as the plot starts to move forward at a rapid pace.

Question 22

story climax

Answer 22

– The moment where the tension of the story is the most intense or emotionally charged.

Question 23

fallling action

Answer 23

– The part of the plot after the main conflict or emotional scene and before the end.

Question 24

resolution

Answer 24

-The tying up of loose ends of a story.