Vocabulary
What does transport mean?
Move from one place to another.
What does the root Bio mean?
Life
What is a simile?
Two things being compared using like or as
What is punctuation?
Marks such as period, comma and parenthesis
What is onomatopoeia?
Sound words
What does speculate mean?
Make a guess after looking at something.
What does the suffix Ment mean?
Action or result of
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What does T-I-D-E stand for?
T- topic
I- important information
D- detailed examination
E- ending
What does the root geo mean?
Earth, ground and soil
What does contradict mean?
Disagree or say opposite
What does the prefix inter mean?
Between or among
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-living things
What is a acrostic poem?
A poem or other word composition in which the first letter of each new line spells out a word
What does prospect mean?
Look to the future
What does export mean
Goes out from another place
What does the prefix Hypo mean?
Under
What is a Metaphor?
Two things being compared without using like or as
What does C-S-P-A-C-E stand for?
C-character
S- Setting
P- Purpose/Problem
A- Action
C- Conclusion
E- Emotions
What does the prefix intra mean?
Inside or within
What does geography mean?
Study of Earths surface
What do the prefixes Com, Con and Co mean?
With
What is an Idiom?
Words or phrases which mean something different than its literal meaning
What is a limerick poem?
Limericks are 5-line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and the syllables are 8-8-5-5-8.
What does benevolent mean?
Kind