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Persuasive Language
Poetic Devices
Figurative Language
Parts of Language
Miscellaneous
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
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?
100

A reference to people or events in history or literature

What is allusion?

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?
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
Words that SOUND like the words they are describing. eg: buzz, hiss, crash, zoom.
What is onomatopoeia?
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?
300
A tale or story used by composers to illustrate or introduce a particular point.
What is an anecdote?
300

Language which causes an emotional response in a reader

What is emotive language?

300
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
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?
400
The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of commonality between composer and responder.
What is inclusive language?
400
A paragraph or verse in a poem.
What is a stanza?
400

A word of opposite meaning

What is an Antonym?

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

Similar Sounds

Rhyme

500

A group of words, when combined, which have a different meaning than they would if taken individually.

What is an idiom?

500
A word that describes a verb. eg: lazily, angrily, selfishly, considerately.
What is an adverb?
500

The ideas we associate with a word

What is connotation?