Figurative language
What is a metaphor? Give 2 examples
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
Eg: time is a thief, the whole world is a stage
What does mislead mean? Use it in a sentence
Mislead is causing somebody to the wrong idea or impression of something
Eg: He didn't mean to mislead her; it was an honest mistake.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo
What is a phrase?
A phrase is a group of words that act as a single unit within a sentence, lacking both a subject and a verb
List all the nine word classes
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Determiners, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
"The bench has decided that he is guilty" Identify the literary device was used in that statement and how was it used?
Metonymy
Using the word "bench" to represent the judges
What does tumultuous mean? Use it in a sentence
Tumultuous means chaotic or turbulent
Eg: During these tumultuous times, communities struggle to adapt to rapid social changes.
You measure my life in hours, and I serve you by expiring. I'm quick when I'm thin and slow when I'm fat. The wind is my worst enemy. What am I?
A candle
What are the five types of phrases?
Noun phrase, Verb phrase, Adjective phrase, Adverbial phrase, Prepositional phrase
What is a pronoun? Give 4 examples
A word that replaces nouns.
Eg: I, You, We, They
Identify the difference between litotes and hyperbole? Give an example for each literary device
Litotes is an understatement, often using a negative to affirm the positive
Eg: It's not the best weather today
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration
Eg: I've told you a million times
What word mean done with a lot of effort, great care, thoroughness. Use it in a sentence
Painstaking
Eg: The restoration of the historic building was a painstaking process.
The number 8
What is a prepositional phrase? Give 3 examples
A phrase that begins with a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun
Eg: on the table, with my brother, under the bridge
What is an interjection? Give 2 examples
Express sudden emotion. Wow!, Ouch!
Identify the difference between oxymoron and paradox? Give an example for each literary device
Oxymoron is a combination of two contradictory words
Eg: deafening silence
Paradox is a statement that appears to contradict itself
Eg: life is too important, to be taken seriously
What word means confused or puzzled? Use it in a sentence
Flummoxed
Eg: The complex question flummoxed the researchers.
I come from a mine and I'm surrounded by wood. I help others to express themselves. What am I?
Pencil lead
Identify the difference between a noun phrase and a verb phrase? Give an example of each phrase
Noun phrase is built around a noun and it includes modifiers
Eg: the fast brown fox
Verb phrase consists of a main verb and its helping verb along with any modifiers or objects
Eg: has been running
Identify the difference between pronouns and determiners? Give an example for each word class
Pronouns replace nouns
Eg: you
Determiners define or specify nouns
Eg: the
"Silent silver snow settled softly across the sleeping city" Identify the literary device used in that statement, define what the literary device is and give another example of it
Alliteration
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words
Eg: busy bee
What does queer mean? What word means fear or anxiety that something would happen next? Use both these words in a sentence
Queer means something strange or odd
Trepidation
Eg: With a sense of trepidation, they stepped into the queer little house that lived deep in the forest.
What word starts with an E and ends with an E but only has one letter?
An envelope
Identify the difference between an adjective phrase and an adverbial phrase? Give an example of each phrase
Adjective phrase a group of words headed by an adjective, that modifies a noun or pronoun
Eg: very happy
Adverbial phrase acts as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb to show 5w1h extent
Eg: very slowly
Identify the difference between prepositions and conjunctions? Give an example for each word class
Preposition link nouns to other words
Eg: in
Conjunction connects words or clauses
Eg: and