ELA EOG Review

Front

What is personification?

Back

A type of figurative language where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Front

What is an affix?

Back

A sound or group of sounds added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning.

Front

What does piscatorial mean?

Back

Related to fishing.

Front

What does pre-owned mean?

Back

Owned before; not brand new.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Words that imitate sounds, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Front

What is a synonym?

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.