Figurative Language
A word that sounds like what it refers to is known as...
Onomatopoeia
The close repetition of consonant sounds
Alliteration
This type of sentence results from two or more complete sentences being connected without any punctuation...
Run-on sentence
What are the 3 punctuation marks used for sentence endings?
Period, exclamation point, question mark
The space you skip on the first line of a paragraph is called an...
Indention
Involving the comparison of one thing to another thing using the words "like" or "as"...
Simile
A group of lines within a poem
In order to be considered a sentence, it must have a _____ and _______.
subject, verb
_________ are used to insert a pause into a sentence.
Commas
A word used to describe a noun is known as...
Adjective
Involving the comparison of one thing to another by directly referring to one thing as another.
Metaphor
Poetry in which the rhythm does not repeat regularly
Free verse
The complete list of conjuctions...
* Hint - FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
____ are used to show text, speech, or words spoken by someone else
Quotation marks
A word used to describe a verb is an...
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman...
Personification
The repetition of identical concluding syllables in different words...
* Hint - most poems do this.
Rhyme
A word used to connect clauses or sentences
Conjuction
colon
An object or image that stands for something larger and more complex...
Symbol
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly, or reference...
Allusion
Word choice of the author
Diction
An incomplete or partial sentence, not containing either a subject or verb, is known as a ________.
Fragment
An ______________ is usually placed before the 'and' in a list. This punctuation mark is often debated as unnecessary.
Oxford comma
What is the name of the novel we will read in class together this semester?
The Great Gatsby