PARTS OF SPEECH
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
100
A WORD THAT DENOTES A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING.
What is A NOUN?
100
A COMPARISON OF TWO UNRELATED THINGS USING THE CONNECTING WORDS LIKE, AS, THAN, OR SEEMS.
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
200
A WORD THAT EXPRESSES AN ACTION.
WHAT IS A VERB?
200
A COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS THAT DOES NOT USE CONNECTING WORDS.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
300
A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN OR A PRONOUN.
WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?
300
WHAT TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS USED IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE: TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
400
A WORD THAT DESCRIBES OR MODIFIES A VERB OR AN ADJECTIVE.
WHAT IS AN ADVERB?
400
PERSONIFICATION--GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES OR ACTIONS TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT HUMAN. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONIFICATION? A. THE TEACHER IS A MOTHER HEN. B. MY CAT WEIGHS A TON. C. THE RAINBOW SMILED AT US.
WHAT IS THE RAINBOW SMILED AT US.
500
A WORD THAT SHOWS THE SPATIAL OR TEMPORAL POSITION OF SOMETHING.
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?
500
WORDS THAT IMITATE REAL SOUNDS.
WHAT IS AN ONOMATOPOEIA.
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