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Grade 9 English Language Arts PAT Prep Questions and
Answers with 100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
Alliteration - ANSWER Repetition of initial consonant sounds in
two or more words beside each other
cliche - ANSWER a worn-out idea or overused expression
Hyperbole - ANSWER exaggerated statements or claims not
meant to be taken literally.
Idiom - ANSWER A common, often used expression that doesn't
make sense if you take it literally.
Imagery - ANSWER Description that appeals to the senses
(sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Metaphor - ANSWER A comparison without using like or as
Onomatopoeia - ANSWER A word that imitates the sound it
represents.
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Personification - ANSWER A figure of speech in which an object
or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Repetition - ANSWER Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas
for effect and emphasis
Simile - ANSWER A comparison using "like" or "as"
Allusion - ANSWER an expression designed to call something to
mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing
reference.
context - ANSWER Words, events, or circumstances that help
determine meaning.
Foreshadowing - ANSWER A narrative device that hints at
coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
iambic pentameter - ANSWER a poetic meter that is made up of
5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable
Grade 9 English Language Arts PAT Prep Questions and
Answers with 100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
Alliteration - ANSWER Repetition of initial consonant sounds in
two or more words beside each other
cliche - ANSWER a worn-out idea or overused expression
Hyperbole - ANSWER exaggerated statements or claims not
meant to be taken literally.
Idiom - ANSWER A common, often used expression that doesn't
make sense if you take it literally.
Imagery - ANSWER Description that appeals to the senses
(sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Metaphor - ANSWER A comparison without using like or as
Onomatopoeia - ANSWER A word that imitates the sound it
represents.
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Personification - ANSWER A figure of speech in which an object
or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Repetition - ANSWER Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas
for effect and emphasis
Simile - ANSWER A comparison using "like" or "as"
Allusion - ANSWER an expression designed to call something to
mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing
reference.
context - ANSWER Words, events, or circumstances that help
determine meaning.
Foreshadowing - ANSWER A narrative device that hints at
coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
iambic pentameter - ANSWER a poetic meter that is made up of
5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable
