Language features
A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'
Eg As quick as a fox.
Simile
What is this called?
;
Words at the end of a line that sound the same:
Eg sun and run
Rhyme
Miss Barr
What's my name?
Ms Conley
A question that doesn't need to be answered
Rhetorical questions
Fix this sentence using a comma.
"Let's eat Grandma"
Let's eat, Grandma.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?
Alliteration
Who is the year 9 deputy principal?
Mr McLean
Where is my staff room located?
J Block
A play on words.
Eg "I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it."
Pun
Fill in the blanks with 2 of the following: they're, their and there
They're in over their heads.
What is a group of lines separated from others in a poem called?
Stanza
Where is the year 9 hub?
.
Two
The creation of words that imitate natural sounds
Eg: BANG! Whizz! Crash
Onomatopoeia
What are these called?
( )
Parentheses or brackets
What is the use of words to invoke the 5 senses?
Imagery
What is the principal's name?
Mr O'Connor
What grades are my children in?
Daughter - grade 7
Son - grade 9
Gives non-human things human characteristics.
Eg: The wind whistled through the trees
Personification
What is this called:
&
Ampersand
What is a 3 line poem that follows this distinct pattern:
First line is 5 syllables,
Second line is 7 syllables, and
Third line is 5 syllables.
Haiku
How many year 9MMM classes are there?
27
How many years have I been teaching?
4 - this will be my fifth year