Meanings
The term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines?
What is anaphora
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is Alliteration
Let it snow, let it snow, _____________.
What is let it snow
in spite of everything,
don't do it.
What is So you Want to be a Writer
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
What is idiom
The figure of speech that involves giving human qualities to an object or animal.
What is Personification
Men sell the wedding bells
What is assonance
Your eyes twinkle _______ the stars
What is like
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load
What is Harlem
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
What is imagery
The literary device that refers to a comparison between two different things using like or as.
What is a simile
The snow is a white blanket
What is metaphor
Winners know how to __________.
What is lose
You're seventeen and tunnel-vision drunk,
What is Deer Hit
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
What is irony
The narrative device that hints at future events to build suspense
What is foreshadowing
jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron
I'm so hungry I could eat a ___________.
What is horse
We seek harm to none and harmony to all
What is The Hill We Climb
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is allusion
The term for a mild or indirect expression used in place of a harsh or blunt phrase referring to something unpleasant.
What is Euphemism
Orange you glad I came.
What is pun
The dove is a ___________ for peace.
What is symbol
I am not cruel, only truthful,
What is Mirror
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
What is Onomatopoeia