Reading 1: Literary and Academic words

onomatopoeia is a word whose sound is related to its meaning. Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Ding

• Shut

What is the best example of imagery?

• The river flows quickly.

• The river becomes and angry, rushing, mud-colored flood.

the use of words to create a clear image for the reader to imagine is called...

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Imagery

Personify a car by writing a descriptive sentence. ( give the car human qualities)

What is the following sentence and example of:

"Tender vegetables and meat played peekaboo in the bubbling broth while the hot pot wafted up its' mouthwatering, spicy scent. "

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Imagery

"In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the colony, touching one here and there with his icy finger. "

Which words personified Pneumonia?

• unseen stranger

• stalked

• touching

• his icy finger

• cold

"Bzzzz, bzzzz. My phone vibrated during the silent class, getting me into trouble."

What literary device is used in this sentence?

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

What word means to compare two people, ideas, or things to show how they are different from each other?

I can't ( ) who that is. I don't think I know her.

The sound a dog makes is ( ) to the sound a wolf makes.