Figurative Language
The lake was as radiant as the moon.
a simlie
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
An account of a person's life written by that person.
Another name for something
What is pseudonym
The burger, aromatic with spices, made his mouth water in anticipation of the first bite.
Adjectives out of order
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole.
My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road.
What is apposotive.
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
what is nonfiction
having the ability to improve well-being, health, and strength.
What is restorative.
A type of persuasion that evokes an emotional response, oftentimes sadness.
what is pathos
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification
A character has a diaper in her hand, spit-up on her shirt, and a bottle warming on the counter. (name the technique, NOT what the character is)
What is inference.
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
If Kobe wears Nike, its good enough for you.
What is ethos
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
She had a heart of gold.
what is metaphor
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
what is foreshadow
Suspense, victims, clues, dialogue, secrets, cliff-hanger
Elements of a mystery
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word thrive in the sentence below: Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive.
What is to flourish
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word sustain in the sentence below: Lakes occupy less the two percent of the Earth's surface , yet they help to sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops and generate electrical power.
What is to prolong, To keep in existence; maintain?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
what is alliteration
mental and emotional disposition of the author towards the subject, which in turn lends a particular character or atmosphere to the work
what is mood
a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.
what is historical fiction
abandon; renounce or give up
forsake
Open a coke, open happiness.
What is pathos