Author's Craft

An expression that conveys the opposite belief of the speaker in a humorous way is called...

• foreshadowing

• metaphor

• irony

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Comparisons between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" are called...

• similes

• alliteration

• metaphors

• dialects

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that makes reference to a well-known person, event, or place is called...

• personification

• illusion

• imagery

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

When an author gives animals, objects, ideas, or actions, the qualities of humans, he/she is using...

• dialect

• personification

• characterization

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Expressions or terms that are specific to a group of people or a type of profession are known as...

• idiom

• dialect

• hyperbole

• jargon

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A phrase that expresses an idea without using any terms that relate to what's being expressed is called...

• repetition

• metaphor

• idiom

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on."

This is an example of a:

• simile

• imagery

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Your explanation is as clear as mud."

This is an example of:

• sarcasm

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A mother tells her son she enjoyed watching that horror movie "about as much as a root canal."

This is an example of:

• characterization

• repetition

• alliteration

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

" You're a regular Einstein."

This is an example of:

• dialect

• allusion

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6