Figurative language
Name the technique;
He has a face like a punching bag.
Simile.
The name for a group of words that function together as a unit.
Phrase (sentence is acceptable).
Name the technique;
He ran, jumped, chased and hollered for joy.
Listing.
What is the connotation of the following word;
Hectic
Negative.
It was an epic mission.
What part of speech is 'epic'?
Adjective.
Name the technique;
The moon was a lost stranger wandering across the sky.
Personification.
All sentences require a subject and a _____.
Verb.
What the type of apostrophe in 'Mr Whelan's classroom' is.
Possessive.
Name the technique;
May I use the bathroom?
Euphemism.
Name the technique;
This weekend at the beach will be a ball.
Metaphor.
Name the technique;
The dead man has a grave expression.
Pun.
The singular form of the word 'bacteria.'
Bacterium.
Most, best, least are all examples of ____________.
Superlatives.
Why might you use a Euphemism?
It is 'more socially acceptable.'
Name the technique;
The old man was a good samaritan, always helping out where he could.
Allusion.
What is the difference between these two examples of imagery;
The sails sagged in the windless air.
The sail hung lifelessly in the windless air.
One is literal, the other is figurative.
The name for words that join independent parts of sentences together.
E.g. We go to the beach in the summer, but my cat stays home.
Conjunctions.
Name the technique;
Listen to what I am saying.
Imperative.
Name the following technique;
Marriage councilor files for divorce.
Irony.
What is name of the technique when a 's' sound is repeated?
Sibilance.
Name the technique + effect of the following;
A bitter little war.
Oxymoron - discomfort - war causes huge loss of life.
The shortest grammatical sentence in English.
Go.
Name the technique;
I wonder if she...
Incomplete sentence (ellipsis) (called a sentence fragment).
What is the difference between Irony and Sarcasm?
Sarcasm is a harsher form of irony.
What is the effect of the following strong verb?
I got home to find my brother scoffed all my crackers.
Helps readers understand how greedy the brother was.