Basics & Grammar
“Maria baked the cookies.”
What is active voice?
“Her voice was like velvet.”
What is a simile?
“Busy buzzing bees.”
What is alliteration?
Using informal words like “gonna,” “wanna,” or “dude.”
What is (informal) diction?
“She likes cooking, hiking, and dancing.”
What is parallelism?
In the sentence “Josh lost his keys,” what is his referring to?
What is Josh? (the antecedent)
“His heart is a locked door.”
What is a metaphor?
Words like “bang,” “sizzle,” or “crunch.”
What is onomatopoeia?
“The warm scent of cinnamon drifted through the quiet kitchen.”
What is imagery?
“We fight for justice. We fight for freedom. We fight for peace.”
What is anaphora?
A teacher begins class by telling a short story about their dog to introduce a theme.
What is an anecdote?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”
What is hyperbole?
“The oozing, moody tune.”
What is assonance?
A passage describes a dark, silent forest with cold wind.
What is mood?
“Despite the rain and wind, the game continued.”
What is a periodic sentence?
Words like “objection,” “sustained,” and “testimony” used in a courtroom.
What is jargon?
Saying “passed away” instead of “died.”
What is a euphemism?
“I drove to the lake and dove into the wake.”
What is internal rhyme?
A story written to teach honesty or kindness.
What is didactic writing?
“You should eat to live, not live to eat.”
What is chiasmus?
The word “home” literally means a place you live, but it also suggests warmth and comfort.
What is connotation?
Calling a business person “a suit,” or calling a car “my wheels.”
What is metonymy (or synecdoche for "wheels" both answers work)?
"He bought apples and peaches and pears and plums.”
What is polysyndeton (pacing also works)?
A dove used to represent peace.
What is a symbol?
“He broke her heart and the car.”
What is a zuegma?