Speech and Language

A word which imitates the natural sounds of an object

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

A figure of speech in an idea or an animal is given human attributes

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

A figure of speech that makes a comparison with the help of the words “like” or “as"; a direct comparison

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

• Personification

takes the place of a noun

• adverb

• pronoun

• adjective

• conjunction

Ouch! Alex yelled  as he tripped over his brother's Legos.

• conjunction

• state of being verb

• interjection

• adverb

A part of speech that shows action or state of being is called

• pronoun

• noun

• verb

• adverb

This part of speech is a type of adjective that modifies a noun and is used to reference a noun.

• article

• interjection

• conjunction

• adverb

"Australians must fully understand that what we are facing with the argument on native title is the challenge of saying to ourselves we are Australians and we are not European." This quote uses:

• Allusion

• Inclusive Language

• Alliteration

• Loaded language

"Perhaps, when we recognise what we have in common," This quote uses:

• Metaphor

• Inclusive Language

• Ethical appeal (ethos)

• Rhetorical question

Which part of speech is used to express strong emotions or sudden bursts of feeling?

• A) Noun

• B) Verb

• C) Interjection

• D) Adjective