Parts of Speech
This part of speech modifies a verb or adjective.
What is an adverb?
This literary term is used to describe a sentence/phrase/piece of writing where all (or most) words start with the same sound.
What is alliteration?
The dictionary definition of this word is "not able to be undone or altered."
What is the word "irreversible?"
This figurative language term compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Find an anagram for the word "silent."
What is the word "listen?"
This part of speech replaces a noun to avoid repetition in writing.
What is a pronoun?
The setting and characters are introduced in this part of the story.
What is the exposition?
The dictionary definition of this word is "a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views."
What is the word "kerfuffle?"
This figurative language term is used when exaggeration for emphasis or humor occurs.
What is hyperbole?
Find a anagram for the word "state."
What is the word "taste?"
This part of speech expresses strong emotion or a sudden feeling.
What is an interjection?
This literary term is used to describe the overall vibe or feeling of a piece of writing.
What is the mood?
The dictionary definition of this word is "having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way."
What is the word "pernicious?"
This figurative language term is used when a word resembles the sound it describes.
What is onomatopoeia?
Find an anagram for the phrase "dirty room."
What is the word "dormitory?"
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses.
What is a conjunction?
This literary term is used to describe a scene/plot where the opposite of what is expected happens.
What is irony?
The dictionary definition of this word is "having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd."
What is the word "sagacious?"
This figurative language term is used when the writer uses two contradictory words and puts them in the same phrase/sentence.
What is an oxymoron?
Find an anagram for the phrase "real fun."
What is the word "funeral?"
This part of speech precedes a noun to clarify its meaning.
What is an article/determiner?
This part of speech is a statement that appears self-contradictory, yet has a deeper meaning.
What is a paradox?
The dictionary definition of this word is "the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive."
What is the word "circumlocution?"
"The ocean heaved a sigh" is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is personification?
Find an anagram for the phrase "a gentleman."
What is the phrase "elegant man?"