The Fog Horn Vocabulary – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
abruptly
answer
suddenly, without warning.
question
algaic
answer
coming from agae or water plants such as seaweed
question
anguished
answer
distressed, tormented
question
apparatus
answer
A device
question
bide
answer
to wait
question
caldron
answer
A large pot sually used for boiling.
question
concussion
answer
a blow, a shock
question
creation
answer
the world
question
daft
answer
crazy
question
dinghy
answer
a small boat
question
dwindle
answer
to fade away
question
ensuing
answer
following, coming after
question
eternity
answer
endless time
question
froth
answer
foam
question
isolation
answer
aloneness
question
lament
answer
a cry of sorrow and grief
question
momentarily
answer
for a moment
question
pitiful
answer
causing pity
question
primeval
answer
ancient
question
projection
answer
something that juts out
question
reek
answer
a terrible smell
question
reinforced
answer
made stronger
question
specification
answer
a set of directions
question
subterranean
answer
beneath the earth
question
thresh
answer
to strike or toss about
question
verify
answer
to prove something is true
question
figurative language
answer
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
question
imagery
answer
The use of word pictures that appeal to the 5 senses.
question
personification
answer
giving characters such as animals and objects the characteristics of humans.
question
simile
answer
a figure of speech in which two things are compared using a phrase that includes the words like or as.
question
hyperbole
answer
using exaggeration to show something important
question
alliteration
answer
repeating words whose beginning sounds are the same.
question
onomatopoeia
answer
using words that sound like their meaning
question
Repetition
answer
Using a word, phrase, or image more than once for emphasis.
question
Rhyme
answer
words that end with the same or similar sounds.
