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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;
3,204 Questions
What is an example of an idiom in Flowers of Algernon?
"Dr. Nemur said Dr. Strauss was nothing but an opportunist trying to ride to glory on his coattails." Riding on someone's coattail means to not put in any work and take credit for the work done by others.
What are some figurative language used in The clique by lisi harrison?
foreshadowing, flashback, symbolizim ect....
What does champing at the bit mean?
Becoming exited about something - can not wait, restless and impatient to commence
How many words can you spell using only letters a through g?
There are about 57 words that are combinations of the letters A through G There are about 57 words that are combinations of the letters A through G
Why does synecdoche belong to figures of speech?
The term itself refers to a particular kind of figure of speech, that of the general referring to the specific or the specific referring to the general. As an example, a person might refer to his car as "my wheels." A warrior in centuries past could call his sword "my steel" or "my blade."
What does the expression go pound sand?
"Pound sand" = a colloquial expression meaning engage in a futile activity.
Similar to "push on a rope".
Phonological element of grammar?
The Phonological word was a term first coined by linguist Robert M.W. Dixon in 1977. Phonological grammar is the study of the sounds of how a word is pronounced such as its stress or accent.
A rhetorical writer uses questions to lead the reader to a pre-determined conclusion. A rhetorical writer does not state his purpose outright, and persuades the reader without doing so.
Word that mean one who cares about his fellow man?
Generous, Helpful, Compassionate, Self-less, Caring, etc.
What does 'You'd better get all your ducks in a row' mean?
Make sure you have everything in order, and if you are behaving badly to stop acting bad and be wiser.
What is a four-square diagram?
I diagram shaped like a rectangle, with a word in the center of therectangle, where you make four quadrilaterals which are going into a greater position on the outside of the rectangle. Like a square Simon Sez.
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence -to get wretched place off your hands?
The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
What kind of figure of speech is 'hopped on the crazy train'?
It's 'loco' way to describe someone that's gone off on the wrong track, known as an 'allegory'.
homophone
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
What is sequencing events in English?
Sequencing events is the number in the sentence in the order which they appear in the story.
break it down into two syllables sub-tle
It's pronounced [suht-l]. Similiarly you pronounce saddle [sad-l] and shuttle [shuht-l]
This sentence is a sentence or indepedent clause (It has one subject = Bailey and one verb = slept) so that, is a sentence .
