Language devices 1
Where two or more words start with the same letter
what is alliteration?
Her scream was a piercing dagger through the night, shattering the silence
what is an example of a metaphor?
a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include "dog," "city," "book," and "happiness."
what is a noun?
declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, imperative
what are the four functions of sentences?
where something that is not alive is described with the qualities of something alive
what is personification?
The door creaked ominously, echoing through the empty hallway
what is an example of onomatopoiea?
a word that is used in place of a noun, referring to a person, thing, or idea.
what is a pronoun
simple, complex, compound, complex-compound, fragment
what are the 4 types of sentences?
where you describe something as something else with as or like
what is a simile?
The tapping grew louder, louder, louder, until it was an unbearable cacophony in her ears
what is an example of repetition?
a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence.
what is a conjunction?
where you go back and tell an earlier part of the story
what is a flashback?
where you use lots of adjectives or adverbs
what is descriptive language?
The wind whispered secrets in her ear, sending shivers down her spine
what is an example of a simile?
a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, providing more information about manner, place, time, degree, or frequency.
what is an adverb?
where you jump forward and tell a part of the story that hasn't happened yet.
what is a flash-forward?
where the description of the weather matches the narrator's mood?
what is pathetic fallacy?
The slithering serpent silently stalked its prey
what is an example of sibilance?
common, concrete, collective, abstract, proper.
what are the types of nouns?
Run away!
what is an example of a simple imperative sentence?