Reading Review- 6th RLA

Front

What do pictures, diagrams, and graphs help the reader understand in non-fiction texts?

Back

They help the reader understand more about non-fiction text.

Front

What is the figurative language used in the phrase 'The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves'?

Back

Simile

Front

Which strategy is NOT useful for dealing with tricky words?

Back

Asking your teacher.

Front

List the four reading genres studied in 6th grade RLA.

Back

Literary nonfiction, poetry, informational text, fiction.

Front

What figurative language is used in 'Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / It has a sting'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

Define 'figurative language'.

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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'.

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What is personification?

Back

A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.