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The act of repeating something over and over is an example of _______
What is repetition?
100
Her smile was as dazzling as the sun!
What is a simile?
100
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of ______
What is idioms (using words or phrases in a way different than the actual meaning) Also an example of hyperbole.
100
" Six slithering snakes slithered slowly, slowly, sneakily and sideways" is an example of this
What is alliteration?
100
" the black of his clothing and the circles under his eyes indicated death is all around" the use of "black" is an example of
What is symbolism?
200
Giving human qualities to non-human objects.
What is personification?
200
I see your ears, so soft and small Your skin glows like the orange-yellow sun You have toes the size of my pinkie...
What is imagery or sensory details or simile?
200
What is the term for the attitude or feeling of a poem?
What is tone?
200
In the pond in the park all things are doubled. Long buildings hang and wriggle gently. Chimneys are bent legs bouncing on clouds below is an example of___________
What is imagery- you can see the picture, and personification- giving human actions to non-human things?
200
I could feel the breeze and it was lovely I could smell the pines swishing in the air is a poem written in what "person"?
What is first person? (First person is written from character's perspective. Clues- I, me, my, ours, we)
300
Using like or as to compare things that may seem unlike each other is an example of______.
What is a simile?
300
His body was a well-oiled machine.
What is metaphor?
300
A group of lines in a poem.
What is stanza?
300
Her wings spread like a kite as she seems to float in the sky. Identify the 2 things are being compared in this excerpt from a poem.
What is her wings spreading is being compared to a kite. The author is using this simile to probably show beauty and grace.
300
The song "Yankee Doodlke" was used by British soldiers to mock the colonials who opposed them. But the colonists were smart enough to realize that if they embraced the mockery, it would take the sting out of it. This is an excerpt written in the _____person?
What is third person? (Third person is written from outside view point. Clues- he, she, they, names)
400
Comparing unlike things without using like or as....
What is a metaphor?
400
I felt like we walked a million miles at Disneyland today.
What is hyperbole?
400
Related words like softly or quietly are examples of this. When words mean close to the same thing, but may have stronger or weaker meaning.
What is shades of meaning?
400
the attitude the writer takes towards the audience, subject, or character is an example of _________.
What is tone?
400
It's true, you know? You always loved cats more than people. When you first saw Bernard, you and Dad brought Bernard home from the shelter and you were giddy with laughter! This poem is an example of ____________person?
What is second person? (Second person is talking to the reader. Clue- you)
500
I gained 50 pounds on Thanksgiving because I ate so much food. This is an example of:
What is hyperbole?
500
Mother bear "sobbed" loudly while looking for her baby cub.
What is personification?
500
Language that appeals to our 5 senses.
What is imagery or sensory details?
500
an exaggeration, overstatement, sometimes meant to be funny is an example of:
What is hyperbole?
500
It's backbreaking work. All day long, we are bent over at the waist as we carefully replant our rice in the flooded paddy. But our feet tingle in the cool, rich, oozing mud. This is an example of ___________person.
What is first person?