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verbs
nouns
adjectives
parts of speech
poetic devices
100
to cut out; remove
What is excise?
100
the highest point
What is acme?
100
pale, thin, careworn
What is haggard?
100
in, above, beside next to, underneath, with
What are prepositions?
100
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
200
to destroy
What is ravage?
200
a traitor; a person who switches sides
What is a turncoat?
200
lowly; humble; lacking importance
What is menial?
200
intelligence, honest, train, xbox, team, voyage
What are nouns?
200
a comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
to look down on; to make fun of
What is belittle?
300
the point at which two things are joined
What is juncture?
300
lively; easy; carefree
What is jaunty?
300
is, was, were, jump, sing, swim, rattle, drive, grow, become
What are verbs?
300
giving an object or thing human-like qualities
What is personification?
400
to avoid;to ward off
What is parry?
400
a quality or characteristic
What is attribute?
400
showy or flashy in a tasteless way
What is tawdry?
400
each, every, some, everybody, nobody, several, she, them, our
What are pronouns?
400
words that mimic sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
500
to become unsteady; to show a lack of firmness
What is waver?
500
a system of beliefs or principles
What is doctrine?
500
modest
What is unassuming?
500
yesterday, today, rather, very, extremely, quickly, slowly
What are adverbs?
500
words near each other in a sentence or line of a poem that begin with the same consonant sound
What is alliteration?