Figurative Language 1
To give an object a human trait
Personification
Comparison not using like or as
Metaphor
Which word goes with this sentence? The airport would not _____ his passport.
Accept
Is alot a real and correct form of a lot?
No, alot is not a real word nor in the correct form
What is the first word in DIDLS?
Diction
Repetition of same sound at start
Alliteration
Comparison using like and as
Similie
What is the difference between an illusion and an allusion?
An allusion is a reference
An illusion is a trick or false perception of reality
Is desert or dessert used in this sentence? The man ate his ____ after dinner.
Dessert
An appeal to the five senses that helps convey the author's tone or attitude
Imagery
Last syllables in a verse that rhyme
End Rhyme
Words that have familiar but not identical sounds
Slant Rhyme
Do you use the word aloud or allowed in this sentence? The man spoke ____ so everyone could hear.
Aloud
What's the difference between alter and altar(aside from how it's spelled)
Alter means to change
Altar is a sacred table
The way a sentence is structured
Syntax
Repetition at the beginning of successive phrases
Anaphora
What's the difference between effect and affect?
Effect means the result
Affect means to influence
Do you use appraise or apprise in this sentence? The worker wanted to ____ to his boss, that he was taking a week off.
Apprise
What is Details in DIDLS?
Facts that help color an otherwise drab "picture" for the reader and gives life
The visual appearance matches the content of the poem
Concrete Poetry
A reference
Allusion
Is it ascent or assent when you climb up something?
Ascent
What's the difference between cite, site, and sight?
Cite means to quote or document
Site is a position or place
Sight is vision
True or False? Language is the entire body of words in a piece of text.
True