A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
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verb
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being.
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adjectives
Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives.
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adverbs
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree,
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onomatopoeia
formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
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personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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Similes
when a direct comparison is made (with 'as', 'than' or 'like'),
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Imagery
This is when strong pictures or ideas are created in our minds.
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Repetition
repeating a word or phrase draws attention to it
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semicolon
a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
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alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Comparative
The Comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb used to compare two things.
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole is overstatement or exaggerated language that distorts facts by making them much bigger than they are if looked at objectively.
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oxymoron
An oxymoron combines two terms that are normally contradictory
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Irony
Irony is common in English, especially in humour. When the speaker or writer says one thing but wants you to understand something different, they are being ironic.
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homophone
Two different words are homophones if they sound exactly the same when pronounced
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Card 2
Front
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being.
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verb
Card 3
Front
Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives.
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Card 4
Front
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree,
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Card 5
Front
formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
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