A word or phrase used more than once to reinforce a point.
eg: We must try. We must work harder.
What is repetition?
100
A paragraph or verse in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
The authors of The Handmaid's Tale and The Color Purple.
Who are Denis Wright and Mandy Hager?
100
A describing word.
eg: heavy, robotic, formulaic, dirty.
What is an adjective?
100
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more consecutive words.
eg: Kind Kate Kissed Karl.
What is alliteration?
200
A question that is posed by a writer or speaker that does not require an answer.
eg: Have you ever wondered?
What is a rhetorical question?
200
The use of descriptive, figurative language that leaves the reader with a picture, or image, of what it being described.
What is imagery?
200
Give an accurate quote from either of the two novels.
(varied)
200
A doing/action word.
eg: jog, dance, spin, twirl.
What is a verb?
200
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is actually said or written.
eg: "The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend."
What is irony?
300
A tale or story used by composers to illustrate or introduce a particular point.
What is an anecdote?
300
The comparison of two or more things through the identifying of similarities.
eg: Her smile shines like the stars in the night sky.
What is a simile?
300
The idea that the writer wants to share with the reader. The reason that they wrote the story.
What is purpose?
300
A feeling or emotion- a thing that you can not see.
eg: happiness, anxiety, enthusiasm, hatred.
What is an abstract noun?
300
When one word in a phrase contradicts another.
eg: small giant, cruel kindness.
What is an oxymoron?
400
The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of commonality between composer and responder.
What is inclusive language?
400
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
400
The main character in a story. The character you should follow and sympathise with.
What is protagonist?
400
A word that joins two clauses.
eg: but, and.
What is a conjunction?
400
The use of a mild or gentle phrase in place of a more harsh or abrupt one.
eg: He is rather large/He is a fat pig.
What is a euphemism?
500
The ability to use argument, reason, strategy and language to influence someone's thinking.
What is persuasion?
500
Words that SOUND like the words they are describing.
eg: buzz, hiss, crash, zoom.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A struggle or dilemma: can be between two or more characters, internal or against society or nature.
What is conflict?
500
A word that describes a verb.
eg: lazily, angrily, selfishly, considerately.