9th Grade English Final Review

What is figurative language?

• Fun Language

• Language that plays with the meaning of words

• Language that plays with the spelling of words

• Language that plays with the sound/rhythm of the text

A simile uses ___ and ___ to compare two things

• Like

• Are

• As

• Is

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• Makes a comparison using like or as

• Gives human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Makes on extravagant exaggeration to emphasize a point

• Makes a comparison between two things by saying one thing is the other

What is the definition of personification?

• Compares two unrelated things using like or as

• Gives human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Makes an extravagant exaggeration to emphasize a point

• Makes a comparison between two things by saying one thing is the other

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• Compares two unrelated things using like or as

• Gives human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Makes an extravagant exaggeration to emphasize a point

• Makes a comparison between two things by saying one thing is the other

What is the definition of alliteration?

• The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in nearby words

• Compares two unrelated things using like or as

• An extravagant exaggeration to emphasize a point

• Making a comparison between two things by saying one thing is the other

What is the definition of theme?

• The reflection of the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience

• The central, deeper meaning of a written work that the author conveys or implies to the reader

• The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through the story

• The main subject of discussion in the literary work

What is the definition of mood?

• The reflection of the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience

• The central, deeper meaning of a written work that the author conveys or implies to the reader

• The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through the story

• The main subject of discussion in the literary work

What is the definition of tone?

• The reflection of the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience

• The central, deeper meaning of a written work that the author conveys or implies to the reader

• The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through the story

• The main subject of discussion in the literary work

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I love reading so I read all day yesterday.

• I read all day yesterday and I will read all day tomorrow.

• I love reading; I read all day yesterday.

• I love reading, I read all day yesterday.