Descriptive Techniques
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English
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1st - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is two (or more) words in a row beginning with the same letter.
E.g. The waves washed against the white shore.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
sibilance
imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words that sound like the noise they are trying to describe.
e.g. snap, bang, crackle, zip, buzz
onomatopoeia
verb
metaphor
pathetic fallacy
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that is similar, it is ‘like’ or ‘as’ something else.
e.g. The moon is like a white balloon in the sky
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An image in which the writer refers to one thing as being another.
e.g. The moon is a big, white balloon in the sky.
metaphor
simile
personification
pathetic fallacy
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Repetition of the ‘s’ sound which creates a hissing effect.
e.g. Sing a song of sixpence
sibilance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
imagery
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using descriptive words, especially the 5 senses, to form a picture in the reader’s mind.
e.g. A plump soft egg oozed warm yellow yolk over the freshly-baked bread
imagery
pathetic fallacy
simile
sibilance
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving something non-human human characteristics.
e.g. The trees whispered as I walked by.
personification
simile
metaphor
pathetic fallacy
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
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