Literary Devices Define
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Potpourri
100

Words that are similar, or have a related meaning to another word. 

What are synonyms

100

Happy and joyful are this literary device.

What are synonyms?

100

An expression or phrase, which has a different meaning than the lateral meaning of the words in it.

What is an idiom?

100

The classroom is a zoo!

What is a metaphor?

100

The number of long answer questions on the exam and the amount you are to answer.

What is 4 and 1?

200

A word part that comes at the beginning of a base word.

What are prefixes?

200

Adding the suffix -er to a base word changes a the word, example teach to teacher. The suffix 'er' means this. 

What is 'a person who'?

200

A comparison, either expressed or implied, without the use of like or as.

What is a metaphor?

200

It is raining cats and dogs?

What is an idiom?

200

The number of sections on the exam.

What is three?

300

Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings

What are homophones?

300

The denotation of the word snake.

What is a legless reptile?

300

Similes differ from metaphors with the inclusion of one of these two short words.

What is 'like' or 'as'?

300

The flowers danced in the breeze?

What is personification?

300

The one thing you need to bring into the exam.

What is a fully charged computer?

400

The emotional feeling that a word holds. These feelings can be negative or positive

What is the connotation?

400

Which literary device is shown below:

"Purple polka-dot pillow"

What is alliteration?

400

A word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. 

 

What is onomatopoeia? 

400

The type of figurative language on display.



What is onomatopoeia?

400

The date of your English Exam.

What is Friday, January 16th?

500

The combination of two or more words to create a new word.

What is a compound word?

500

Of the words listed below, the one that is not a compound word:

 A) Backpack
 B) Toothbrush
 C) Birdie
 D) Football

What is birdie?

500

The giving of human qualities or life to inanimate objects or ideas.

What is personification?

500

What is alliteration?

500

The number of paragraphs your long answer should be.

What is 5 paragraphs?

Introduction

Body 1

Body 2 

Body 3

Conclusion