Question

Bobby bakes bread” is an example of:

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Antonym

Personification

Answer 1

The answer is Alliteration
Alliteration Definition: the use of words that begin with the same sound near one another (as in wild and woolly or a babbling brook )

Answer 2

Julie’s long golden hair is as soft as silk” is an example of:

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Antonym

Answer 3

The answer is Simile
Similie Definition: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion , crazy like a fox ).

Answer 4

What is synesthesia?

Words that are similar in meaning

Using only one sense in your writing

Blending the senses in your writing

Answer 5

I would say blending the senses in your writing.

Answer 6

In which of the elements of a paragraph does the paragraph come to a close?

Topic Sentence

Reinforcing Idea

Illustration and Elaboration

Concluding Idea or Transitional Statement

Answer 7

Reinforcing idea

Answer 8

“The sun smiled down on the playground” is an example of:
Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Answer 9

Personification
Defintion: A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form, as in Hunger sat shivering on the road or Flowers danced about the lawn

Answer 10

In which of the elements of a paragraph would you find support for the main idea?

Topic Sentence

Reinforcing Idea

Illustration and Elaboration

Concluding Idea or Transitional Statement

Answer 11

Reinforcing Idea