Sound
Peter Piper picked
What is alliteration?
Simile
What is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often using "like" or "as"?
The sticky, sweet scent of cinnamon filled the air.
What is a sensory imagery?
You don't want to fail, do you?
What is a rhetorical question?
Placing two elements side by side to present a contrast or comparison
What is juxtaposition?
Using a word or phrase multiple times for emphasis or rhythm.
What is repetition?
The classroom was a zoo.
What is a metaphor?
If I don't eat anything right now I'm going to die!
What is hyperbole?
What is an imperative?
Apples, pears, oranges, slippers and a firetruck.
Buzz, crash, sizzle
What is onomatopoeia?
Examples include: jumbo shrimp / seriously funny / only choice / cold fire / loving hate
What are oxymorons?
Type of imagery: rich, creamy chocolate / the salty sea water on her lips
What is gustatory imagery
"I have a dream that my four little children...I have a dream that one day...I have a dream..."
What is anaphora?
A play on words (using either homophones or the different meanings of a word)
What is a pun?
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
What is sibilance?
Let go (instead of 'fired') / Not the sharpest tool in the shed (instead of 'unintelligent')
Tripping and stumbling, she lurched towards the door.
What is kinasthetic imagery?
A sentence with a single idea/thought.
What is a simple sentence?
What is the rule of three?
What is assonance?
What is a litotes?
A specific type of personification - ie. "The angry clouds gathered as she wept"
What is pathetic fallacy?
I end with an exclamation point!
What is an exclamatory sentence?
Saying the opposite of what is meant, often to be sarcastic or humourous
What is irony?