O & Chick Q&A
integrity - (correct answer)adhering to a code of moral values - your actions and values
match while maintaining respect (doing the right thing when no one is watching)
analogy - (correct answer)a point-by-point comparison between 2 things that are alike in
some respect - often used to explain unfamiliar subjects in terms of familiar ones
inference - (correct answer)an educated guess that you come up with while reading -
you use clues from the story and your own knowledge to guess about things the author
doesn't say directly
hyperbole - (correct answer)an extreme exaggeration
symbol - (correct answer)a concrete or real object used to represent an idea
simile - (correct answer)a figure of speech that compares 2 things using the words "like"
or "as"
metaphor - (correct answer)a comparison of 2 things without using "like" or "as"
idiom - (correct answer)an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of
the individual words
personification - (correct answer)a figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given
human characteristics
foreshadowing - (correct answer)occurs when a writer provides hints and clues that
suggest future events in a story - it creates suspense and makes readers eager to find
out what will happen
, onomatopoeia - (correct answer)the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
irony - (correct answer)a special contrast between appearance and reality - usually
reality is the opposite of what it seems
flashback - (correct answer)an interruption of the action to present events that took
place at an earlier time - usually provides information that can help a reader better
understand a character's current situation
alliteration - (correct answer)the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of
words
imagery - (correct answer)consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create
sensory experiences for the reader
assonance - (correct answer)the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming word
(ex. It had tacks in it.)
oxymoron - (correct answer)a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory
terms in a brief phrase
literal - (correct answer)following the ordinary or usual meaning of the word, term, or
expression
figurative language - (correct answer)language that communicates meanings beyond
the literal or exact meanings of the words
fiction - (correct answer)an imaginary story, fake, not true
integrity - (correct answer)adhering to a code of moral values - your actions and values
match while maintaining respect (doing the right thing when no one is watching)
analogy - (correct answer)a point-by-point comparison between 2 things that are alike in
some respect - often used to explain unfamiliar subjects in terms of familiar ones
inference - (correct answer)an educated guess that you come up with while reading -
you use clues from the story and your own knowledge to guess about things the author
doesn't say directly
hyperbole - (correct answer)an extreme exaggeration
symbol - (correct answer)a concrete or real object used to represent an idea
simile - (correct answer)a figure of speech that compares 2 things using the words "like"
or "as"
metaphor - (correct answer)a comparison of 2 things without using "like" or "as"
idiom - (correct answer)an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of
the individual words
personification - (correct answer)a figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given
human characteristics
foreshadowing - (correct answer)occurs when a writer provides hints and clues that
suggest future events in a story - it creates suspense and makes readers eager to find
out what will happen
, onomatopoeia - (correct answer)the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
irony - (correct answer)a special contrast between appearance and reality - usually
reality is the opposite of what it seems
flashback - (correct answer)an interruption of the action to present events that took
place at an earlier time - usually provides information that can help a reader better
understand a character's current situation
alliteration - (correct answer)the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of
words
imagery - (correct answer)consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create
sensory experiences for the reader
assonance - (correct answer)the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming word
(ex. It had tacks in it.)
oxymoron - (correct answer)a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory
terms in a brief phrase
literal - (correct answer)following the ordinary or usual meaning of the word, term, or
expression
figurative language - (correct answer)language that communicates meanings beyond
the literal or exact meanings of the words
fiction - (correct answer)an imaginary story, fake, not true
