Word Choice
The act of replacing a word with another.
What is substitution?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What are similes?
What is the most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Nouns that are broad and undefined or not specific enough.
What are vague nouns?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What are metaphors?
The name of a shape with 12 sides
A dodecagon
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
What are abbreviations?
An expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating.
What are cliché's?
How many legs does a lobster have?
Ten
A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal.
What is slang?
Words and phrases that are unnecessarily technical, pretentious, or abstract
What is jargon?
What is the largest bone in the human body?
The femur / thigh bone
A word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun.
What are modifiers?
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
What are euphemisms?
Name all of Snow White’s 7 dwarfs.
Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Doc, Happy, and Bashful.