7th Grade Language Arts Milestones Review

Question 1

Figurative Language?: "Some students would rather eat dirt than read a book."

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Hyperbole

Question 2

When we went on vacation, I felt very content the first night on the beach.- Meaning of content

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satisfied

Question 3

Central Idea of a Piece of Writing - Could also be the lesson or moral

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theme

Question 4

The attitude an author takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character

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Tone

Question 5

Figurative Language?: "The moonless night was dark as black velvet."

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Simile

Question 6

Figurative Language? "The old mansion frowned down at us from the top of the hill."

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Personification

Question 7

Figurative Language?: "The train was an angry animal roaring down the tracks."

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Metaphor

Question 8

Which figurative language is being used: Robert Burns wrote, "O my Luve's like a red, red rose"

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Simile

Question 9

The reason an author writes - Inform, Explain, Persuade, Entertain

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Author's Purpose

Question 10

Figurative Language? "The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore."

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Personification

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