Language features

The beat of a poem is called

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When a non-living thing is giving living characteristics it is called

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CCSS.L.6.5A

A comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as" is a

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

A specialised language used by people who work together is called

• colloquial

• jargon

• slang

• emotive

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is used at the end of a sentence to show strong feelings?

• bold writing

• question mark

• speech mark

• exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

You find extra information inside a _____________ sentence.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of these are examples of sibilance ?

• silent seahorses

• “wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast”

• shiny shotguns

• zippy zebras

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What language feature creates a witty, humorous effect

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"Just do it". is an example of

• connotation

• cliche

• hyperbole

• imperative

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

The repetition of vowel sounds is called

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4