Parts of Speech
a special person, place, thing, or idea
What is a proper noun?
a general statement or concept about people or a group of things
What is a generalization?
uses exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis
What is a hyperbole?
These books weigh a ton!
What is a hyperbole?
NAC, USA, FBI, etc.
What is an acronym?
What is a coordinating conjunction?
identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words
What is assonance?
expression with less strength than expected
What is an understatement?
I'll, she's, they've, don't, etc.
What is a contraction?
This won't hurt a bit...
What is an understatement,?
a, an, the
What is an article?
a figure of speech using a word that is a part to represent a whole, a whole to represent a part or a material to represent an object
What is a synecdoche?
makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication
What is an allusion?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...
What is alliteration?
Jumbo shrimp, little big league, alone together, etc.
What is an oxymoron?
indicates time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," & "how much."
What is an adverb?
word formed from the initial letters of a name
What is an acronym?
a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the missing letters usually marked by an apostrophe
What is a contraction?
What is a generalization?
Pitter/patter, rif raf, etc.
What is consonance?
shows where (location/direction), when (time/duration), how (manner/purpose), and which one (specific item or quality)
What is a preposition?
repetition of an initial consonant sound
What is alliteration?
repetition of consonant sounds; more specifically, the repetition of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words
What is consonance?
It beats as it sweeps as it cleans.
What is assonance?
Nice set of wheels!
What is a synecdoche?