Figurative Language I
Uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison
What is a simile?
Time and place in a story.
What is setting?
Used to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses written in a series
What is a comma?
Made up of clauses which contain both a subject and a verb.
What is a sentence?
A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as.'
What is a metaphor?
The act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects.
What is personification?
The word that describes the difference between what we expect and what actually happens.
What is irony?
Used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
What is an apostrophe?
A clause that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
The attitude a speaker or writer takes toward a subject, character, or audience.
What is tone?
A horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words.
What is a dash?
A clause that cannot stand on its own; you must attach it to an independent clause in order to create a complete sentence>
What is a dependent clause?
A statement that is weakened in order to convey a stronger meaning.
What is understatement?
The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning.
What is Onomatopoeia?
The writer's use of language and overall style.
What is voice?
What is a semicolon?
If the subject is singular, the verb is also singular; if the subject is plural, the verb needs to be plural.
What is subject/verb agreement?
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words.
What is an idiom?
An object that represents an idea.
What is a symbol?
Offers an audience conflicting consequences or meanings - leaving the audience to sort things out.
What is ambiguity?
A punctuation mark used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
What is a colon?
The noun a pronoun refers to.
What is antecedent?
An overused or predictable expression.
What is a cliche?