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Language that contains or uses figures of speech, for example, metaphors and similes.
Symbols
Literal meaning
Expression
Figurative language
Visually descriptive or figurative language
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Imagery
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
A word which imitates the natural sounds of an object
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
A figure of speech in an idea or an animal is given human attributes
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison with the help of the words “like” or “as"; a direct comparison
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
Personification
A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable
Figurative language
Stanza
Verse
Repetition
I smelled the warm, sweet, all-pervasive smell of silage, as well as the sour dirty laundry spilling over the basket in the hall. I could pick out the acrid smell of Claire’s drenched diaper, her sweaty feet, and her hair crusted with sand.
Sensory language
Allusion
Personification
Irony
Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe.
- John Milton
Simile
Foreshadowing
Personification
Allusion
Simile
Foreshadowing
Personification
Allusion
In the following sentence, which word is the conjunction?
"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"
Mike
jumped
and
ouch
In the following sentence, which word is the adverb?
"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"
hurdle
jumped
quickly
over
takes the place of a noun
adverb
pronoun
adjective
conjunction
shows action
verb
adverb
adjective
preposition
Describes a noun
adverb
pronoun
adjective
conjunction
person, place, or thing
adverb
interjection
pronoun
noun
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
He was a bear in the goal.
simlie
paradox
metaphor
allusion
simlie
paradox
metaphor
allusion
A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?
the number of forests that there are in town
the fear that she has about the fire spreading
the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
the number of times she's been to the forest
Real Madrid is my brother's favorite soccer team.
preposition
action verb
adjective
proper noun
This part of speech is a type of adjective that modifies a noun and is used to reference a noun.
article
interjection
conjunction
adverb
What word in the sentence below is an adverb?
The balloon flew high in the sky and popped.
balloon
flew
high
popped
Identify the adjective.
Caring people are often rewarded.
rewarded
people
often
caring
Identify the verb.
The key turned slowly in the lock.
key
lock
turned
slowly
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