Vocabulary
Language Features
Text Structure
Grammar
Vocabulary pt.2
100

Eric is young and has the fresh energy, look, and spirit of a young person. Heh since I'm only 18 obviously *definitely not 20+ Thats why I'm both nicer and cooler than Nancy lolololol. pls dont attack me

The word that means the italicised section of the sentence.

What is youthful?

100

The language device used in this sentence: Marc sleeps like a baby in class. :P

What is a simile?

100

Deliberately using a word or phrase multiple times for effect.

What is repetition?

100

This type of bracket is used to introduce additional information, but are used to indicate that the original words of the writer or speaker have been altered by someone else. 

What are square brackets?


100

A person regarded as embodying or carrying a specific quality, feeling, or purpose.

Hint: Itadori Yuji is one ;)

What is a vessel?

200

If we were to call Dorathy "girl who plays on her phone secretly while the teacher is talking" it would be a...

What is a pseudonym?

200

A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, or another work of literature that an author expects the reader to recognize

What is Allusion?

200

Words or phrases that contribute to cohesion and act as signposts to show the reader how the text is unfolding.

What are text connectives?

200

Adding this type of phrase to a clause tells us where, when or how something takes place. 

What are prepositional phrases?

200

Joey seems to like being alone and sitting by himself. I wonder if he's shy or just hates the entire class because they are all DONT CONCENTRATE in class and LOVE TO TALK WHEN THE TEACHER IS TALKING. *cough cough* Joey said that not me* (Nancy btw*).

The word that describes the italicised section of the sentence.

What is solitary?

300

A certain someone in this classroom has a huge, greedy appetite for this peelable mango gummy OvO

This word describes the italicised part of the sentence.

What is voracious?

300

The placement of two or more ideas, characters, actions settings, phrases or words side-by-side for a particular purpose

What is juxtaposition?

300

A way of making a text more compact and is often a feature of texts that contain abstract ideas and concepts.

What is nominalisation 

300

A punctuation mark that separates two related clauses that are closely connected and can stand alone as individual sentences. It indicates a break that is longer than a comma, but shorter than a full stop.

What is a semicolon? ;-;

300

Miya is a very ____ (Describing something creative and charmingly eccentric) student, however she keeps distracting the person next to her >:(

What is whimsical?

400

An infection that inflames the tiny air sacs in one or both lungs, causing them to fill with fluid or pus

What is pneumonia?

400

An idea, feeling, concept or quality that cannot be touched or physically labelled

What are abstract nouns?

400

The first part of the sentence, including every word up to the first verb. It indicates which message is given prominence in a sentence. Acts as the starting point of a sentence. 

What is grammatical theme?

400

An informal word or phrase that is used more often in conversation than in formal speech or writing

What is colloquialism?

400

The plural form of the word: any observable fact, event, or occurrence that can be perceived by the senses or scientifically studied.

What is phenomena?

500

A strong social or cultural prohibition against a specific action, behavior, or word.

What is taboo?

500

The use of the name of one thing or attribute to represent something larger or related.

What is a metanymy

500

The sentence: Like an orange, a grapefruit is round and juicy, but it has a bitter taste rather than a sweet one. Includes these 2 types of language features.

What is comparison and contrast?
500

Based on, derived from, or involving the process of drawing conclusions and making logical guesses using available information rather than explicit statements. I.e Reading between the lines

What is inferential/inference?

500

A person who holds extreme, uncompromising opinions about a religion, politics, or a cause and tries to force others to share them

What is a zealot?