Sound Devices
The following poem "The deepest night, burning bright. A time to feel, and a time to heal" is using the following sound device.
End rhyme
The sentence "I always tell the truth even when I lie" is an example of which figure of speech.
Paradox
Create a sentence using a SIMILE.
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What is a SIMILE?
A simile compares using like or as.
Tanjiro Kamado is a character of which anime series.
Demon Slayer
The following poem "On the Ning Nang Nong, Where the cows go Bong!, and the monkeys all say BOO!, There's a Nong Nang Ning, Where the trees go Ping, And the tea pots jibber jabber joo." uses the following sound device.
Onomatopoeia
The line "Every calendar's days are numbered" is an example of which figures of speech.
Pun
Create a sentence using PERSONIFICATION.
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What is a METAPHOR?
A metaphor is a comparison of two unrelated things.
The author of The Poet X is a Dominican poet.
Elizabeth Acevedo
The poem "Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night." uses the following sound device.
Assonance; repetition of vowels. The poem is repeating the vowel sounds o and a.
The sentence "The sun smiled down on us" uses which figure of speech.
Personification
Create a sentence using HYPERBOLE.
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What is an OXYMORON?
An oxymoron uses contradictory terms to create a new meaning.
The actor that plays Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is called...
Tenoch Huerta
The following line "I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet" uses the following sound device.
Alliteration; repeated consonant sounds in the initial letter of words.
The sentence "Maria needed some space from her boyfriend" is an example of which figures of speech.
Euphemism
Create a sentence using a EUPHEMISM.
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What is an ANAPHORA?
An anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses (sentences).
The following animal spends 70% of their lives sleeping.
Cats
The following tongue twister "Betty Botter bought some butter, But she said the butter’s bitter, If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter, But a bit of better butter will make my batter better, So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.” is using the following sound device.
Alliteration
The line "Parting is such sweet sorrow" is an example of which figures of speech.
Oxymoron
Create a sentence using an OXYMORON.
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What is an IRONY?
An irony is an event contrary of what one expects; it may lead to an amusing result.
This singer was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2022; a spot that has been earned for three years in a row.
Bad Bunny