FTCE NavaED MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH 5-9
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (333)
, A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another
Allegory
meaning (Biblical stories)
A device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence
of words closely connected to one another. *Luscious
Alliteration lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than
the spelling of words.
Allusion A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not
do that because I'm not superman.
Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future
Foreshadowing
events in the plot.
An exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme
Hyperbole exaggeration for dramatic effect. I have done this a thousand
times. Love story, comic stories.
Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes
are the windows of the soul.
Metaphor
Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk,
Onomotopeia Whiz, Pop
A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Oxymoron
Another figure of speech which attributes "Human
Personification Qualities" to an inanimate object or abstract entity.
*The run down house appeared depressed.
Compares one object to another. He smokes like a
Simile
chimney. Pretty as a picture. *Light as a feather.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (333)
, A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another
Allegory
meaning (Biblical stories)
A device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence
of words closely connected to one another. *Luscious
Alliteration lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than
the spelling of words.
Allusion A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not
do that because I'm not superman.
Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future
Foreshadowing
events in the plot.
An exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme
Hyperbole exaggeration for dramatic effect. I have done this a thousand
times. Love story, comic stories.
Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes
are the windows of the soul.
Metaphor
Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk,
Onomotopeia Whiz, Pop
A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Oxymoron
Another figure of speech which attributes "Human
Personification Qualities" to an inanimate object or abstract entity.
*The run down house appeared depressed.
Compares one object to another. He smokes like a
Simile
chimney. Pretty as a picture. *Light as a feather.
