NJSLA Review ELA Terms

Melanie thought the cake tasted remarkable. What is a synonym for “remarkable”?

• Peculiar

• Extraordinary

• Appropriate

• Harch

Miss Brown went from row to row handing back the essays.  Tanya obviously got an A, since she did a fist pump when she saw her paper.  Alex quickly put the paper away, so no one could see it.  I hope I get a good grade.  Here she comes! What is the point of view?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Several similar and sequential starting sounds. Example: Peter picked a pack of peppers.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

A comparison using "like" or "as". Example: She's cold as ice.

• Methaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Giving human qualities (traits) to non-human creatures/things. Example: The tree waved at us.

• Flashback

• Personification

• Dialogue

• Foreshadowing

• Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech containing two contradictory (opposite) words. Examples: Civil war, old news, and pretty ugly.

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

A comparison of two things with a symbolic meaning. Example: My mother is a mystery.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

An exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally. Example: I take forever to get ready in the morning.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

A figure of speech that imitates (mimics) a sound. Examples: Boom, click, moo, and squish.

• Onomatopoeia

• Flashback

• Dialogue

• Personification

• Foreshadowing

A hint of something that will happen later in the story.

• Flashback

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Dialogue