L.A. Study Guide Answers Grade 7

Figures of Speech Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words. Example:

Oxymoron apparently contradictory terms appear Together Example: Jumbo Shrimp, Act Naturally

Hyperbole Its an Exaggeration

Idiom an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its words Example

Metaphor A comparison of two things. Example “ Life is a Rollercoaster of Emotions

Onomatopoeia the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound

Personification To give something unhuman human qualities

Comparison using like or as Simile Comparison using like or as

Synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole

A reference to something outside of the text. Allusion A reference to something outside of the text.

Imagery visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Stanza a group of lines forming the basic recurring sounds in a poem

synonyms a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase Example, big and Large

Antonyms a word opposite in meaning to another

Homonyms words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings

Second Person Narration “You walk through the door, you see a cat sitting on the ledge… “