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Figurative Language Examples
Literary Terms
Parts of Speech
Writing
LMS English Department Trivia
100
Busy as a bee is an example of this.
What is a simile?
100
The people or animals who make up a story.
What are characters?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100
The term used to describe a writing that tells either true story or a made up one.
What is a narrative?
100
The name of Lafayette Parish English Curriculum.
What is SpringBoard?
200
"I've got moves like Jagger" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
200
The author's attitude toward his subject or topic.
What is tone?
200
A word that shows action or being.
What is a verb.
200
The type of writing in which the author tries to explain something to the reader.
What is expository writing?
200
The list of the most common words found on state tests, a poster of which is found in every class @ LMS.
What is the 12 Powerful Words?
300
A term that combines two seemingly opposite terms into a widely used one. For example: "Jumbo Shrimp"
What is an oxymoron?
300
The feeling an author wants to create in a passage.
What is mood?
300
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
300
A type of writing in which the author tries to persuade the reader to agree with his/her opinion?
What is argumentative writing?
300
The name of the state test in English students will be taking in March & April.
What is PARCC?
400
"The wind sang in my ear" is an example.
What is personification?
400
The use of descriptive words to create a "mental picture" in the reader's head.
What is imagery?
400
A word that augments or describes a verb.
What is an adverb?
400
Using words to appeal to taste, hearing, touch, sight, and smell. It is especially helpful in narrative writing.
What is sensory imagery?
400
When farmers collect their crops.
What is harvest?
500
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example.
What is an idiom?
500
An emotional association that comes with a word. Can be negative or positive.
What is connotation?
500
A word that replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
500
The first sentence of a paragraph in an essay.
What is the topic sentence?
500
The name of the program students use to look up available books in the library.
What is Destiny?