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Synonyms
Comp Risks
Definitions
Comp Risk Challenge
How good are you?
100
spread
circulate
100
Make a comparison by saying that the subject is something else.
Metaphor
100
to tell beforehand
predict
100
The flowers were dancing in the breeze.
Personification
100
To give human like qualities on an object.
What is the definition of Personification?
200
come down
descend
200
Sometimes writers need a special ending, one that effectively "wraps up" the piece. One "trick" is to repeat a phrase from the beginning of the piece. What is this called?
Full-Circle Ending
200
a very wicked person
villain
200
I've been waiting for the new COD game to come out for a million years!
Hyperbole
200
Asking a question, anywhere in the work, you don't want your audience to answer aloud.
Define Rhetorical Question
300
make use of
utilize
300
Three parallel groups of words, usually separated by commas/and or separate modifiers, used to emphasize a point.
Magic-3
300
to get rid of; remove; omit
eliminate
300
Sometimes a new way of saying something can make all the difference; hyphenated adjectives often cause the reader to "sit up and take notice."
Hyphenated Modifiers
300
Define Idiom
A "turn of phrase" where a phrase replaces a single idea, concept, feeling or thing.
400
thick
dense
400
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Alliteration
400
explanation based on thought, observation, or reasoning
theory
400
Lively Verbs, Specific Nouns and Modifiers are all included in this type of Compositional Risk.
Word Choice
400
Helping the reader to SEE, HEAR, TASTE, SMELL, or FEEL what is going on.
Define: Descriptive Language
500
disappear
vanish
500
Instead of general, vague descriptions, specific sensory details help the read visualize the person, place, thing, or idea that you are describing.
Specific Details for Effect
500
moisture in the air that can be seen; fog; mist
vapor
500
The sun was smiling while the ocean danced, her hair looked like chocolate ribbons in the wind, even if she was late, or forgot to bring her favorite book, or the breeze was too cold, nothing was going to ruin her day at the beach.
Personification, Simile, Magic-3
500
What is the "Picture It" word?
Predict