Parts of Speech and Language Features

Question 1

A word which describes a noun (ie. The RED house; The FRUSTRATING neighbour; the man was AWFUL)

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Adjective

Question 2

A noun which refers to a group of something (ie. a flock, a class)

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Collective noun

Question 3

The emotional associations surrounding a word or phrase, as opposed to its literal meaning

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Connotations

Question 4

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed close together:

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Alliteration

Question 5

The mood of a literary work:

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Atmosphere

Question 6

A word which describes HOW verb is performed (ie. The man SLOWLY walked; I waited PATIENTLY)

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Adverb

Question 7

The teller of a story rather than the author:

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Narrator, Speaker

Question 8

A naming word (ie. a thing or person):

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Noun

Question 9

Nouns which describe qualities or emotions:

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Abstract nouns

Question 10

A figure of speech involving an implied comparison that does not make use of “like” or “as”:

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Metaphor

Question 11

A word beginning with a capital letter which refers to a particular place or person:

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Proper noun

Question 12

Giving non-human things human characteristics:

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Personification

Question 13

The technique when objects/ideas/themes are listed to build an image or support ideas:

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Listing

Question 14

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject matter:

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Tone

Question 15

An action or state of being (ie. The boy RAN; I AM here; The girl WAS STARING)

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Verb

Question 16

Small words which join sentences or parts of sentences together (ie. and, for, yet)

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Conjunctions

Question 17

The rhyming of words at the ends of lines of poetry:

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End Rhyme

Question 18

Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds (ie. fade and pale)

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Assonance

Question 19

A figure of speech involving great exaggeration:

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Hyperbole

Question 20

An over-used phrase which has been used so much it has become meaningless:

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Cliche

Question 21

A small word which replaces a noun (ie. I/she/him/we/it)

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Pronoun

Question 22

The three most common tense forms are:

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Past, future, present

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