Alliteration, Onomatopoeias, Personification
Define alliteration.
Define simile and metaphor. What is the difference
Both are comparisons, but similes use the words like/as/than/resembles.
What is a noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
Define a verb.
An action word.
Define a preposition.
A word that show the position of a noun or a pronoun.
Define personification.
The giving of human actions or characteristics to a non-human or inanimate object.
Where one thing represents another thing.
What is an adjective
a describing word for nouns and pronouns
What is the difference between a linking and an active verb.
Linking verbs are used for descriptions and are "invisible" and active verbs are actions that are visible.
Define a conjunction.
A word that connects the parts of a sentence.
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
blam, bam, kachow, vroom, crash, sizzle etc
The use of words to describe a scene using sensory language (sight, hearing, tasting, feeling, smelling)
What is a pronoun
a word that replaces a noun
Define an adverb.
A describing word for verbs.
Define an interjection.
A word used to express strong and sudden emotions.
Write a sentence using personification.
What does a heart symbolize?
love, connection and fertility
What is a pronoun for you and I
We/Us
Identify the adverb: I ran quickly to escape the chicken.
quickly
Identify the preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Ouch! That rat just bit me and ran under the table.
Preposition - under
Conjunction - and
Interjection - Ouch
Write a sentence using alliteration.
She sold seashells by the seashore - or other I will judge.
Write a sentence using imagery. Choose one of the 5 senses to write your sentence (sight, sound, smell, taste, feeling)
The moon hung low in the night sky, a silver coin amidst a sea of velvet darkness. or similar
She ate the dry chicken. (Identify the noun, pronoun, and adjective)
She - Pronoun
Dry - Adjective
Chicken - Noun
Identify the verbs and whether they are linking or active:
The lion smelled weird.
The chicken ate its egg.
smelled - linking
ate - active
Amidst
Yet
Bingo!
Bingo! You hid amidst the bushes, yet left your scarf on the lakeside instead! Etc. or similar.