ELA State Test Prep

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What is a metaphor?

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A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison.

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What is a secondhand account?

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A description of an event by someone who was not there and did not experience it personally.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The life lesson that readers can learn and apply to their lives.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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Which text structure describes an event and the effects of that event?

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Cause and Effect.

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What is figurative language?

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

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What is personification?

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A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object.

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What is the purpose of a summary?

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To provide a brief overview of the main ideas of a text.

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What is an author's purpose?

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The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.

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What is a simile?

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A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.