Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Poetic Language
Literary Techniques
LIterary Techniques
100

" It took me a million years to get this assignment finished" is an example of ...

What is Hyperbole

100
"The wind caressed my cheek." is an example of
What is personification?
100
"Susan sat silently by the swan is an example of
What is Alliteration?
100
The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a novel is called
What is conflict?
100
The feeling created in a reader by a literary work.
What is mood?
200
"I was so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of...
What is an Idion
200
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
Repetition of end sounds in words is called
What is rhyme?
200
The central character in a story is called
What is the protagonist?
200
A category of literature.
What is genre?
300
"He was as strong as a horse." is an example of
What is a similie
300
"She was darkness, evil incarnate." is an example of
What is a metaphor?
300
The structure or shape of written work.
What is form?
300
An interruption in a story to tell about events that happened earlier.
What is Flashback?
300
Hints about events that will occur further on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up pictures.
What is imagery?
400
"Working Vacation" is an example of
What is a oxymoron?
400
Repetition of consonants sounds anywhere in the word is called
What is Consanance?
400
The opponent of the main character is called
What is the antagonist?
400
A contradictory statement or situation.
What is irony?
500
The thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word.
What is connotation?
500

The definition of a word. (*Hint - begins with the letter D)

What is denotation?

500
Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle , or end of word?
What is Assonance?
500
A reference made to a famous person, place, or event.
What is an allusion?
500
When you ask a question that you already know the answer to, this is called
What is Rhetorical Question?
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