Part of speech and literary devices

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

Person, Place, thing and animal

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

A word that replaces the noun

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

Any action word

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

Describes a noun

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

Describes a verb

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t Literally true

Question 7

Simile

Answer 7

A comparison that uses like or as

Question 8

Oxymoron

Answer 8

A figure of speech that contradicts itself (2 opposite words)

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

Human characteristics to something none human

Question 10

Alliteration

Answer 10

The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words
(Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Answer 11

Words that Imitate sounds

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

General atmosphere of a piece of writing (how your feeling) 

Question 13

Tone

Answer 13

Something that helps convey emotion (how the writer convey emotions)

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

It’s when something happens or is said that is the opposite of what was expected

Question 15

Hyperbole

Answer 15

Exaggerated statement or Claim not meant to be taken literally