Mod 1 Vocab
This is the meaning of "ode."
I wrote an ode to Crocs because they are so comfortable.
What is "a poem of praise and celebration?"
This is Josh Bell's twin brother.
Who is JB, or Jordan Bell?
This is figurative language that compares two things using "like" or "as."
This room is as cold as a refrigerator.
What is a simile?
The branches creaked in the wind.
What is onomatopoeia?
"Behemoth biggest born of earth upheaved." (John Milton)
What is alliteration?
This is an "appositive."
My sister, the principal of Greenwood Elementary, is very strict.
What is "a short phrase that describes a noun?"
What is a pro basketball player?
This is fig. language that uses extreme exaggeration.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
Chocolate-chip cheesecake is scrumptious!
What is alliteration?
"She walks in beauty like the night."
What is a simile?
This is the meaning of "phenomenal."
Maya Angelou was a phenomenal poet.
This is Josh's nickname that his father game him.
What is Filthy McNasty?
This fig. language compares 2 things without using "like" or "as."
My daughter is a graceful hummingbird.
What is a metaphor?
The dead woman's face was as cold and white as marble.
What is a simile?
The night wind crept along. whispering to the trees.
What is personification?
This is the meaning of "simulation."
What is "an imitation of an experience?"
This is Crystal Bell's job (she is Josh's mom).
What is an assistant principal?
This fig. language uses several words in a row that all begin with the same sound.
Chasing cheetahs is challenging.
What is alliteration?
Robin Hood was the bravest man who ever lived!
What is hyperbole?
The bacon sizzled on the grill, making my mouth water (two)
What is onomatopoeia and alliteration?
What is organized, well-structured?
This is what Josh's dad left him when he died.
What is his championship ring?
This fig. language imitates the sounds that things make.
Chirp, ring, zap, flutter.
What is onomatopoeia?
The wind wailed wildly in the cold night. (2!)
What is alliteration and personification
"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
What is a metaphor?