Adverbs Set #5 and Literary Terms
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 unceasingly | without stopping |
| vivaciously | in a manner that is full of energy and life |
| traumatic | done in a manner so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage |
| ungraciously | done in a way that doesn't show manners |
| racially | done in a way that points out the differences among groups |
| pompously | acting like you're better or know it all |
| robustly | in a strong and healthy way |
| rashly | to act too quickly and without thinking |
| modestly | behaving in a manner that avoids attracting interest |
| malevolently | done in a manner wishing evil or harm to others |
| nonchalantly | done in a calm manner; unconcerned about things |
| passively | done in an inactive manner; not wanting to participate |
| personification | the giving of human qualitieis to nonliving objects or concepts |
| onomatopoeia | words such as buzz or murmur that act like the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles; it literally states that one thing is another |
| understatement | the writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration used for effect |
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