B. unit 5 Test Flashcards
(30 cards)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence is called
alliteration
A _________ is a type of dictionary that puts words into meaning categories.
thesaurus
A vocabulary word that means easy to bend is ________ .
pliant
Drowsily is a vocabulary word meaning in a ___________ way.
sleepy
A ___________ is a word or term that is overused.
cliché
Another term for verse is __________ .
stanza
A figure of speech that says that one thing is something else is called a(n)
metaphor
A funny type of poem with five lines (the first, second, and fifth lines rhyming with each other) is called a
limerick
He listened to the children on the playground _________ the nursery rhyme.
chant
The refrain of the _________’s song was filled with ___________.
minstrel
repetition
The ship was traveling at twenty _________ when the pirates tried to ____________ it.
knots
waylay
After the banquet, we all felt __________.
sated
Jackie put just the right __________ on the phrases in her speech.
emphasis
The hum of the engine was so ___________ that we almost fell asleep.
monotonous
Harrison’s ___________ for always being in the right place at the right time was hard to explain.
knack
The sun was so _________ when we tried to __________ the river that we could barely see.
brilliant
ford
Joe’s ___________ of the charges against him was very convincing.
denial
The word peep is an example of a _____.
palindrome
The tiger’s eyes were fiery coals is an example of a _____.
metaphor
Jill’s hair is like silken thread is an example of a _____.
simile
“Silver light” and “sheer delight” from the poem “Fish” are an example of effective _____.
rhyme
word pattern
Poetry emphasizes using ________ words than prose does to cover a topic.
fewer
the story of “Beowulf”
epic poem
a dictionary for locating synonyms
thesaurus
