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definition and/or clue.3.If you are incorrect, try again. Keep track of

how many incorrect answers you guess.4.If you are correct, go on to the next

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1. Sally saw seashells at the seashore is an example of which figurative language?

simile

personificationmetaphor

alliteration

2. A word that is the opposite of another word is called…

antonym

synonymfocus

conventions

3. A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content. (Examples are fiction, fantasy, or adventure.)

fluency

genre homophone

context clues

4. I had 20 hours of homework to do last night is an example of which figurative language?

fluency

hyperbolemetaphor

simile

5. A type of story, actual or fictional, that can be read or

written is called a…

adventure

comparenarrative

irony

6. The clouds were puffy cotton balls is an example of which

figurative language?

metaphor

hyperbolesimile

idiom

7. The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters, such as

serious or humorous is called the author’s ________.

theme

tonehomophone

style

8. I have studied the PSSA reading terms.

Kind of

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No

9. To restate text in other words, often to clarify meaning or to

show understanding

style

themeself-monitor

paraphrase

10. The way in which an author reveals characters, events and

ideas in telling a story; the point from which the story is told

point of view

style voice

satire

11. Get off my back already is an example of which figurative

language?

simile

metaphoridiom

personification

12. When two or more words have a highly similar meaning

they are called ________.

antonyms

synonymssimiles

hyperboles

13. The desk sighed as the heavy teacher sat on it is an example of

which figurative language?

metaphor

antonympersonification

simile

14. She was as big as a house is an example of which figurative

language?

simile

metaphorpersonification

synonym

15. How many questions did you get wrong?

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