Devices
The first letter is repeated throughout a phrase or a sentence
What is an alliteration?
Something that can be proven true?
What is a Fact?
Words chosen to provoke an emotional response from a reader
What is Emotive Language?
A word that describes a verb
What is an Adverb?
Red Bull gives you wings
What is a Metaphor?
A figure of speech which describes something by saying it is something else
What is a Metaphor?
Someone's personal point of view
What is an Opinion?
Using a list of three words or phrases 'body, mind and spirit'
What is the Rule of Three?
The name of a person, place or thing
What is a noun?
As light as a feather
What is a Simile?
A figure of speech which describes something using 'like' or 'as' to compare it to something else
What is a Simile?
A piece of numerical data (a fact that uses numbers)
What is a Statistic?
When the writer speaks directly to the reader
What is a Direct Address?
A word used to describe an action
What is a verb?
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
What is Hyperbole?
Giving an inanimate object human qualities
What is Personification?
When a word is repeated throughout a phrase or a sentence
What is Repetition?
A question that doesn't need an answer
What is a Rhetorical Question?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
What is Personification?
Language that exaggerates the importance or impact of what is being said
Texts written for the purpose of providing factual information
What is Nonfiction?
A command or instruction to the reader
What is an Imperative?
A word used to connect clauses or sentences
What is a Conjunction?
CocaCola, Dunkin' Donuts and PayPal
What is Alliteration?