The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
What is rhyme?
100
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Expresses actions, events, or states of being.
What is a verb?
100
"My dog and I were walking to the park when a giant meteorite crashed into the swing set."
What is 1st person point-of-view?
100
The "meat" of an essay that provides evidence and explanation to support a thesis.
What is the body?
200
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
200
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What is repetition?
200
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
200
"You need to stop being lazy and get to work!"
What is 2nd person point-of-view?
200
Last paragraph that usually restates the thesis by making the topic significant for the reader.
What is the conclusion?
300
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
300
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind by using like or as; used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox).
What is simile?
300
Refers to a noun and replaces it.
What is a pronoun?
300
"Who do you think I am? Some kind of English teacher or something?!"
What is 1st person point-of-view?
300
The first paragraph of an essay, which usually includes the thesis statement.
What is the introduction?
400
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
400
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is metaphor?
400
Modifys a verb.
What is an adverb?
400
"When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired him."
What is 3rd person point-of-view?
400
Used to support a thesis and convince a reader to adopt the writer's position on a topic.
What is evidence?
500
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
500
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is personification?
500
Modifys a noun.
What is an adjective?
500
"The students entering the classroom were very nervous on the first day of class."
What is 3rd person point-of-view?
500
Appears near the beginning of a paper, and it offers a solution to the issue being addressed. It also states the claim of the argument presented in a paper.