The emotional quality of a passage or the perceived attitude of a speaker towards a thing or idea in the text
What is tone
200
Combination of sounds that produce a harsh or discordant effect
What is cacophony
200
An elaborate simile that compares an ordinary event or situation with more complex idea in the text that is often recognized by the use if "just as, so then"
What is an epic or Homeric simile
200
How many days until graduation
What is 13 days
300
I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
What is understatement
300
A little story; a short account of an interesting situation relevant to the text and used as an example
What is an anecdote
300
Repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance
300
A figure of speech in which some significant aspect of an experience is used to represent the whole experience
What is metonymy
300
Mrs. Solsvik's first name
What is Heather
400
All hands on deck
What is synecdoche
400
Figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point
What is chiasmus
400
The speaker addresses something or someone that cannot answer
What is apostrophe
400
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
400
Date of Bryan Smith's birth
What is February 18th
500
No, Mel Gibson Is A Casino's Bug Lemon
(Not a Metaphor)
What is palindrome
500
Form of story telling where the author bases the plot on the overall growth of the central character throughout the timeline of the story
What is Bildungsroman
500
Represented by a two syllable foot that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable