front 1 Simile | back 1 A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' |
front 2 Metaphor | back 2 A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' |
front 3 Personification | back 3 Giving human characteristics to non-human things |
front 4 Alliteration | back 4 The repetition of initial consonant sounds |
front 5 Sensory details | back 5 Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) baked bread. |
front 6 Onomatopoeia | back 6 Words that imitate sounds |
front 7 Repetition | back 7 The use of the same word or phrase multiple times for emphasis |
front 8 First Person POV | back 8 The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I' or 'we' to tell the story. |
front 9 Third Person POV | back 9 The narrator is not a character in the story and uses 'he', 'she', or 'they' to tell the story |
front 10 Author's Purpose | back 10 The reason why an author writes a particular piece of text. It can be to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader |
front 11 Penetrate | back 11 To pass into or through something |
front 12 Boastful | back 12 Bragging or showing excessive pride |
front 13 Excerpt | back 13 A small part taken from a longer piece of text |
front 14 Enlist | back 14 To join or enroll in a cause or organization |
front 15 Pestering | back 15 Annoying or bothering someone persistently |
front 16 Emphasize | back 16 To give special importance or attention to something |
front 17 Myriad | back 17 A countless or extremely large number |
front 18 Ambiguous | back 18 Having more than one possible meaning or interpretation |
front 19 Enigma | back 19 Something that is mysterious or difficult to understand |
front 20 Drowsy | back 20 Feeling sleepy or tired |