Concrete Language + Active Voice

Which of the following best describes the term "imagery"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using vivid descriptions to create a mental picture for the reader

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following best describes the term "metaphor"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following best describes the term "simile"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following best describes the term "personification"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following best describes the term "alliteration"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Which of the following best describes the term "onomatopoeia"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Using words that imitate the sound they describe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following best describes the term "hyperbole"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Using exaggeration to make a point

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following best describes the term "symbolism"?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using a direct comparison to describe something

• Using an object or idea to represent something else

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following best describes the term "concrete diction"?

• Using words that imitate the sound they describe

• Using vivid descriptions to create a mental picture for the reader

• Using specific, tangible, and sensory details to describe something

• Using an object or idea to represent something else

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which of the following best describes the term "specific detail"?

• Using words that imitate the sound they describe

• Using vivid descriptions to create a mental picture for the reader

• Using specific, tangible, and sensory details to describe something

• Using an object or idea to represent something else

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E