lang techniques

• What are possessive determiners?

  My, your, his, hers, our, their
• What is a lexical set?

  A group of words with the same topic
• Which words are considered modal words?

  Can, could, shall, should, will
• What is a noun phrase?

  A phrase that includes a noun and modifiers
• What is an example of a superlative?

  Purest, finest, grandest
• What is direct speech?

  Quoting someone's exact words
• What is a dynamic verb?

  To run, to walk, to intervene
• What is a metaphorical concept?

  A deliberate comparison between two things
• What is a compound modifier?

  Man-eating shark, combinations of nouns
• What is tripling in language?

  Using three similar elements for emphasis
• What is an antonym pair?

  Hot and cold
• What does comparative refer to?

  Similarity or dissimilarity between items
• What is vociferation?

  Loud and forceful shouting
• What is a vowel?

  A speech sound in the alphabet
• What is a metaphor?

  Compares two unlike things directly
• What is a searic verb?

  Agree, believe, doubt, guess
• What are connotations?

  Implied meanings of words
• What is an adverb?

  Quickly, slowly, yesterday, daily
• What is pre-modification?

  Using modifiers before a noun
• What is direct contrast?

  Highlighting differences between two things
• What is enjambment?

  Continuation of a phrase across lines
• What are sibilant sounds?

  Sounds like p, b
• What are plosive sounds?

  Sounds like s, z, sh, zh