Key terms
Misc
Sound Techniques
Literary techniques
100

The use of sensory language to appeal to the reader's senses

Imagery

100

Verb or noun?

The sun journeyed towards the horizon

verb

100

repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry

Assonance

100

A figurative comparison between two things to emphasize aspects of them

Metaphor
200

The literal meaning of a word (dictionary definition)

Denotation

200

The group of lines in a poem is called a....

Stanza

200

repetition of consonant sounds within a line of poetry

alliteration

200

He was the Mark Twain of his generation - is an example of an...

Allusion

300

placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

What is a juxtaposition
300

"Only you can make a difference" is an example of ....

Direct address

300

this technique uses words to mimic the sound something makes

Onomatopoeia 

300

The moon tiptoed across the hill - is an example of...

Personification

400

a cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning

Connotation

400

Identify two adjectives in this sentence.

Slowly, the venomous snake raised its head, two sharp fangs protruding from its mouth

venomous

sharp

400

repeated 's' sounds

sibilance

400

a commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning

Idiom

500

The author's attitude towards the subject

Tone

500

"Yeah, right." This is an example of a...

Minor sentence

500

a rhythm structure in groups of five, each made up of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable

iambic pentameter

500

A combination of two contradictory words to give them meaning

Oxymoron

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