Fig Lang Definitions
Comparing two things using "like or as"
Simile
"You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes"
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
Personification
1. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The majority of voters know very little about politics.
B. Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer.
C. The prom committee meet in the school library every Tuesday.
D. Both Tina and her friends rides the subway to school.
B
Twisting and turning as though in pain
Writhing
Spell the word pairenormel correctly
paranormal
Using a word to covey the sound you want your reader to hear
Onomatopoeia
"That you were Romeo/You were throwing pebbles/And my dad said/Stay away from Juliet" "Love Story" by Taylor Swift
Metaphor
2. Choose the correct verb for the sentence below. By the time Tyrus finishes training for the marathon, he _______ over one thousand miles.
A. ran
B. had run
C. will have run
D. runned
C
Generous, benevolent, charitable
Philanthropic
Spell the word cagnazinte correctly
Cognizant
The repeating of a vowel sound
Assonance
Unfortunately, the amount in my checking account just keeps growing smaller.
Oxymoron
Which of the following best converts the sentence from passive to active voice?
A. The invention of the telescope broadened the imagination of mankind.
B. Because the telescope was invented, the imagination of mankind has been broadened.
C. Mankind has had its imagination broadened since the telescope was invented.
D. The imagination of mankind was broadened since the telescope was invented.
A
Extremely or overly careful in thinking about small details. (OCD)
Meticulous
Spell the word amickibel correctly
Amicable
Using two words that are opposites or contradict each other
Oxymoron
I was so hungry that I even ate the plate.
Hyperbole
Which of the following uses pronouns correctly?
A. Each person can use your talents to make an important contribution to the world.
B. Each person can use his or her talents to make an important contribution to the world.
C. Each person can use our talents to make an important contribution to the world.
D. Each person can use my and your talents to make an important contribution to the world.
B
Very serious or deeply felt. Emotionally moving.
Profound
Spell the word catistrafick correctly
Catastrophic
Substituting a phrase that is less harsh or offensive for one that is too offensive
Euphimism
He would contemplate the distance / With a look of pensive meaning,
As of ducks that die in ill tempests.
Simile
Hallie says the class picture will be taken after the awards ceremony on Wednesday.
A. Change will be to are.
B. Change says to saying.
C. It is correct as is.
D. Change taken to took.
C
Indecisive, unsure, hesitant; Cannot make up your mind
Ambivalent
Spell the word empechooas correctly
Impetuous