Commonly Confused
You are ______ to get a new car
Allowed/aloud
you are allowed to get a new car
Aloud is something to be done vocally
Allowed it to be permitted
what can you use to give something the actions of humans?
Personification
Personification- gives non human things human traits.
What does Johnny Bravo, Elzie Crisler Segar (popeye),Spongebob, and Timmy Turner represent
Characterization
Characterization- the creation or construction of a fictional character
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Onamonapia
Onamonapia- is a word that sounds exactly what it means
A ________ of conduct is mandatory
Principle/principal
A principle of conduct is mandatory
Principle- is an accepted rule of conduct, fundamental law, essential tenet
Principal- is incharge of school or a chief of business
What do you use to compare something using like or as?
Simile
simile- is comparing two things using like or as.
:) thats a big cloud
::::::: <- (rain)
:( should have seen that coming
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing- hints to suggest what has yet to come.
What did the grape say when it was crushed,
nothing is just let out a little wine
Pun
Pun- a joke exploiting two different possible meanings.
The _________ was nice today
Whether/weather
The weather was nice today
Weather- is used to describe how it is outdoors like raining or snowing, beautiful or disappointing
Whether- is a conjunction used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives
What is the repeated use of a consonant sound?
Alliteration
Alliteration- is the repeated use of the same consonant sound.
what does the asonences consist of
A,E,I,O,U
Remember when corona didn't exist, it was great
Flashback
flashback- a method of narration that briefly interrupts the present to bring back what happened in the past
There was ______ of ducks in the pond
Alot/A lot/Allot
There was a lot of ducks in the pond
A lot- is the correct answer at it means many or to great extent
Alot- is just a mis spelled version of A lot and can be confused for allot
Allot- is to portion or distribute evenly
What is used to compare one thing to another?
Metaphor
Metaphor- is direct comparison of two different things; usually using the verb to be
What does a stop sign represent
symbolism
I expected the printer to work, but it was out of ink
Idiom
Idiom- a contrast between what you expect and what actually happened
The man gave me a __________ today
Complemented/Complimented
The nice man gave me a compliment today
Compliment- is an expression of praise
Complement- is means something goes with and enhances it
What do you use to show more than what actually happened?
Hyperbole
Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration
what is the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry
Parallelism
The things I Hate
1.Lists
2.Irony
3.Jeopardy
Irony
Irony- a figure of speech that what is said is opposite of what is ment