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Persuasive Language
Poetic Devices
Parts of Language
Miscellaneous
Examples
100
A word or phrase used more than once to reinforce a point. eg: We must try. We must work harder.
What is repetition?
100
A paragraph or verse in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
A describing word. eg: heavy, robotic, formulaic, dirty.
What is an adjective?
100
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more consecutive words. eg: Kind Kate Kissed Karl.
What is alliteration?
100

Bam! Pow! Thwip! Hiss!

What is onomatopoeia?

200
A question that is posed by a writer or speaker that does not require an answer. eg: Have you ever wondered?
What is a rhetorical question?
200
The use of descriptive, figurative language that leaves the reader with a picture, or image, of what it being described.
What is imagery?
200
A doing/action word. eg: jog, dance, spin, twirl.
What is a verb?
200
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is actually said or written. eg: "The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend."
What is irony?
200

"There's not enough time. I want to grow a lime."

What is rhyme?

300
A tale or story used by composers to illustrate or introduce a particular point.
What is an anecdote?
300
The comparison of two or more things through the identifying of similarities. eg: Her smile shines like the stars in the night sky.
What is a simile?
300
A feeling or emotion- a thing that you can not see. eg: happiness, anxiety, enthusiasm, hatred.
What is an abstract noun?
300

When one word in a phrase contradicts another. eg: small giant, cruel kindness.

What is an oxymoron?

300

The rolling emerald hills, covered in enough soft grass to make the world's sternest person want to return to their youth and roll down it.

What is imagery?

400

The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of commonality between composer and responder.

What are inclusive first person pronouns?

400
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
400
A word that joins two clauses. eg: but, and.
What is a conjunction?
400
The use of a mild or gentle phrase in place of a more harsh or abrupt one. eg: He is rather large/He is a fat pig.
What is a euphemism?
400

The silence was deafening.

What is an oxymoron?

500
The ability to use argument, reason, strategy and language to influence someone's thinking.
What is persuasion?
500

Words that SOUND like the words they are describing.

What is onomatopoeia?

500
A word that describes a verb. eg: lazily, angrily, selfishly, considerately.
What is an adverb?
500
The needless repetition of an idea. eg: reverse backwards, two twins.
What is tautology?
500

It surged through my veins like fire and ice.

What is juxtaposition?