Roots
ambi- as in...ambidextrous, ambivalent
What is both or around?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Using exaggeration to make a point is known as ______________.
What is hyperbole?
Used to end a statement.
What is a period?
If someone is gregarious, they are likely to enjoy parties and social gatherings.
What is sociable?
photo- as in... photosynthesis, photographic
What is light?
Giving an animal, object or idea human characteristics
What is personification?
"The author's attitude or feelings about a subject conveyed through word choice.
What is tone?
This type of noun must be capitalized, for example "ashley jones" instead of "Ashley Jones."
What is a proper noun?
The BENEVOLENT king was loved by all for his kindness and charity.
What is kind or generous?
bio- as in... biology, biography
What is life?
Repetition of the 1st consonant sound at the beginning of words.
ex. "She sells sea shells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
"The sky was filled with fluffy clouds that soon darkened and filled the ground with huge puddles." This is an example of...
What is imagery?
Correct this sentence.
She went jogging, dancing, and to the mall.
What is she went jogging, dancing, and shopping?
After three inconsequential mistakes, he was still trusted to do the job.
What is unimportant?
graph- as in... phonograph, autograph
What is to write?
A word or phrase that isn't taken literally
What is an idiom?
This sentence introduces the main argument in an essay.
What is a Thesis?
Use this punctuation before any coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet)
What is a comma?
She is so PEDANTIC that no one can do anything correct.
What is picky?
phono- as is phonograph, phonetically
What is sound/voice?
Contradictory terms appearing in conjunction such as "love-hate relationship"
What is an oxymoron?
When a literary work evokes certain feelings in a reader its referred to as this
What is mood?
Elements alike in function should also be alike in function
What is parallelism?
She had a retrospective moment, thinking back on her childhood with nostalgia. Define retrospective.
What is thinking back on the past?