Figurative Language
"The wind howled in the night" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
This type of sentence contains exactly one independent clause and no dependent clauses (e.g., "The dog barked all night.").
What is a simple sentence?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
If a dragon is gathering a massive hoard of gold together in its cave, the dragon is doing this to its wealth.
What is accumulating? (Accept: accumulate)
If you are lucky enough to be free from an obligation or requirement that everyone else has to do, you are considered this.
What is exempt?
A comparison between two things without using the words "like" or "as" (e.g., "The classroom was a zoo").
What is a metaphor?
This type of sentence joins two independent clauses together using a comma and a coordinating conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
This punctuation mark is used to show ownership, or to form a contraction like don't.
What is an apostrophe?
This word describes a noisy, public argument or disagreement.
What is an altercation?
This word describes extreme tiredness or exhaustion, like what you might feel after driving a really long distance.
What is fatigue?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyberbole?
A noun or noun phrase that sits next to another noun to explain or identify it (e.g., "My teacher, Mr. Davis, loves coffee.").
What is an appositive?
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as he, she, it, or they.
What is a pronoun?
If you decide to take a last-minute, un-planned road trip to Florida without packing beforehand, your trip is this.
What is impromptu?
If something stands out so much that it is clearly visible and drawing everyone's attention—like a shark's fin cutting through the water—it is this.
What is conspicuous?
When an author uses words that mimic the sound they describe, like buzz, hiss, or pow.
What is onomatopoeia?
A verb form ending in -ing that acts completely as a noun in a sentence (e.g., "Swimming is my favorite sport.").
What is a gerund?
This type of sentence error happens when two or more complete sentences are improperly joined without the right punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
A synonym for "interfere," this word means to busy oneself with something that is not their concern
What is meddle?
This word means to voluntarily give up or cease to claim something, like having to "____ hope."
This is an expression or phrase where the meaning is not literal, like saying someone has "cold feet" or is "under the weather."
What is an idiom?
Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence: "The astronaut, a fearless pioneer, stepped onto the moon."
What is "a fearless pioneer"?
These are the seven coordinating conjunctions used to connect independent clauses, often remembered by the acronym FANBOYS. (Must name at least 4 to get the points!)
What are For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
: This word means a blessing, or the utterance of a blessing, typically given at the end of a religious service.
What is a benediction?
This word means you are trying to perceive, recognize, or clearly see something that might be hidden or hard to make out, like trying to spot dolphins in a choppy ocean.
What is discern?