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Define Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Define Metaphor
A way to describe something by saying it is something else.
Define Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates a sound.
Define Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration.
Define Repetition
Using the same word or phrase more than once.
Define: Rhyme
When the ends of words sound the same.
Define and Provide an Example of: Imagery
Using descriptive language to create a picture in your mind.
Define and Provide an Example of: Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Define: Rhythm
The pattern of beats in writing.
Define and Provide an Example of: Allusion
A reference to something well-known.
Name the Language Feature: “The abandoned puppy whimpered sadly."
Emotive Language
Name the Language Feature: "The golden sun set over the sparkling blue sea."
Imagery
Name the Language Feature: "He's as clever as Sherlock Holmes."
Allusion or Simile
Name the Language Feature: A broken clock often reflects missed opportunities, time lost, or a sense of stagnation.
Symbolism
Name the Language Feature: "Her laughter was a melody that brightened everyone's day."
Metaphor
Name all three Language Features: "The thunder rumbled like a giant drum in the distance, shaking the ground beneath our feet. Can you hear the beat of nature's symphony?"
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Rhetorical question
Name all three Language Features: "The sun wrapped the city in its warm embrace, its golden fingers stretching across the skyline, painting the buildings with hues of amber and rose."
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
Name all three Language Features: "Like Romeo searching for his Juliet in a crowded ballroom, we yearn for connection and love in this chaotic world. Let us not forget that our hearts beat with the same longing."
Allusion
Emotive Language
Direct Address
Name all three Language Features: "The teacher's voice boomed like thunder, echoing off the walls and shaking the ground, demanding attention with each powerful sound."
Hyperbole
Simile
Rhyme
Name all three Language Features: "The moon, a silver coin in the velvet sky, whispered secrets to the night, its luminous light lingering like laughter."
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Define Colloquial Language
Informal language or casual forms of communication in the written form.
Define Oxymoron
Where two words or concepts that contradict each other are used.
Define Assonance
What we call it when two words that occur in a sentence share the same vowel sounds, but the consonants are different.
Define Foreshadowing
When the writer hints about something earlier on in a text that will become important or meaningful later on in the story.
Define Irony
When language is used to express somebody's meaning or situation, that generally means the opposite.