Language Arts Middle School Reading Elements Review

A hyperbole is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

A metaphor is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Personification is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

A simile is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Imagery is language that appeals to the five __________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of point of view?

• First Person

• First Person Limited

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Individual v. Individual, Individual v. Self, Individual v. Technology are all examples of what literary element?

• Imagery

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

A flat character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

A dynamic character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

A static character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.