RUAE

Question 1

What does connotations and denotations mean?

Answer 1

Connotation - what the word makes you think about.

Denotation - what the word literally means in that context

Question 2

What is a metaphor?

Answer 2

(Uses words such as “IS”)

Metaphor - figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between 2 that aren’t alike but do have something in common.

When you use a metaphor, you are saying that a person, place, animal or thing IS some

e.g. your uncle is a giant
(Compares the uncle to a giant describing his size)

Question 3

What is a simile?

Answer 3

A simile is a comparison between to things using the words “like” or “as”.

Type of imagery to help the reader imagine something more clearly.

e.g. He is as fast as a cheetah.
(Comparison between man and cheetah)
( make you think that the man is very fast)

Question 4

What are the types of imagery?

Answer 4

Simile
Personification
Metaphor

Question 5

What is sibilance?

Answer 5

more specific type of alliteration that relies on the repetition of soft consonant sounds in words to create a wooshing or hissing sound in the writing.

Example - Sally sells seashells by the seashore.