WorksheetsVocabulary 6
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Personification:A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics
the wind whispered good morning
example: Sally sells sea shells
her eyes shine like diamonds
the sun smiled hello
Allusion: a reference to a person, place, thing, or event
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds
The world is a stage
The Simpson's, "Tell-Tale Heart" Episode
Sally sells seashells
Stanza:
a reference to a person, place, thing, or event
extreme exaggeration
A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a group of words
Alliteration: a repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (rough and ready…)
the night was long and sad
shine bright like a diamond
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
Platt picks peonies in Pennsylvania
Simile:
A comparison of two unlike objects not using like or as
extreme exaggeration
A comparison between things using the words “like” or “as”
a reference to a person, place, thing, or event
Discordant:
to make as small as possible; reduce.
easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.
disagreeing; conflicting.
needs that are immediate.
needs that are immediate are called
gullible
urgency
willful
minimize
Minimize:
to make as small as possible; reduce.
Stubbornly insistent on getting one's way; headstrong; obstinate.
disagreeing; conflicting.
easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.
easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.
discordant
willful
minimize
gullible
Stubbornly insistent on getting one's way; headstrong; obstinate.
urgency
willful
discordant
urgency
