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Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Poetry
Genre
Mystery ?'s
100
The cars stuck in traffic were as straight as an army of ants marching slowly. This is an example of ...
What is simile
100
Words that modify or tell more about verbs, adjectives, or adverbs are called ...
What is adverbs
100
Name the type of 3 line poem that has a 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern.
What is haiku
100
A made up story that could happen in real life is called ...
What is realistic fiction
100
Name 3 synonyms for the word fast.
What are quick, speedy, and swift
200
You could hear laughs from deep inside the house's belly. This is an example of ...
What is personification
200
Words that connect words or phrases within a sentence are called ...
What is conjunctions
200
Name a 5 line poem that is generally comical with a set rhythm and an AA, BB, A rhyme scheme.
What is limerick
200
A piece of writing that is completely based on fact is called ...
What is nonfiction
200
What is an antonym for the word brave?
What is coward
300
Crash, boom, bang went the drums! This is an example of ...
What is onomatopoeia
300
Words that show emotion are called ...
What are interjections
300
Name a poem where the topic word is written vertically down the page and each line starts with a letter of the word.
What is an acrostic
300
Made up stories that try to expalin nature or teach a lesson are known as ...
What folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, or legends.
300
Use the homophones there, their, and they're correctly in a sentence.
What is "They're such nice neighbors, and their house is over there."
400
The huge oak tree was an umbrella in the storm. This is an example of ...
What is metaphor
400
Words that take the place of nouns are called ...
What are pronouns
400
Name a type of poem with 2 lines that rhyme.
What is a couplet
400
A story written by one person about another person's life is called a ...
What is biography
400
Divide the word unfathomable into its prefix, base word, and suffix.
What is un/ fathom/ able
500
I was so thirsty, I drank the river dry! This is an example of ...
What is hyperbole
500
Words that show how two or more things are related in a sentence are called ...
What are prepositions
500
Any short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and ending with two syllables.
What is cinquain
500
A suspenseful story with puzzling events to solve is called ...
What is mystery
500
What type of sentence has two complete thoughts hooked together with a conjunction?
What is a compound sentence.