1. L.A. Study Guide Answers
Grade 7

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

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

4. Hyperbole
Its an Exaggeration

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

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

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

8. Personification
To give something unhuman human qualities

9. Comparison using like or as
Simile
Comparison using like or as

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

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

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

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

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

15. Antonyms
a word opposite in meaning to another

16. Homonyms
words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings

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