Words about Words

the way a character speaks (accent)

• dialect
• context
• effect
• affect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Words that imitate sounds

• Diction
• Onomatopoeia
• Synecdoche
• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A form of language specific to a region or group.

• Diction
• Syntax
• Dialect
• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The dictionary meaning of the word.

• Diction
• Denotation
• Dialect
• Syntax

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which word means "a form or type of language spoken in a specific region or cultural group" mean?

• dialect

• accent

• perceive

• abnormal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language compares two things directly?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to animals or objects?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which word means "the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named" (Ex. cuckoo, sizzle, boom).

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

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Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D