Words for Words
Compare and Contrast
Sound
Structure
Double Meanings
100
Words that imitate the sounds they represent.
What is Onomatopoeia?
100
A direct comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a Simile?
100
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent words.
What is Alliteration?
100
The pattern of rhyme within a stanza or poem.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
100
An object or action that represents something other than what it is; a figurative meaning attached to a literal object.
What is a Symbol?
200
When an author says one thing and means something else; sarcasm.
What is Verbal Irony?
200
A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is a Foil?
200
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry.
What is Assonance?
200
Where an author interrupts a story in order to explain something, usually to provide important background information.
What is Exposition?
200
A play on words with the same sound but different meanings.
What is a Pun?
300
The substitution of a “mild” word or expression in place of one that may be considered too blunt or unpleasant.
What is a Euphemism?
300
A comparison between two unlike things.
What is a Metaphor?
300
The avoidance of patterns of vowel sounds.
What is Dissonance?
300
Running a phrase or a sentence over the end of one line and into the next one without a punctuated pause.
What is Enjambment?
300
Places words that mean the opposite of one another side by side so that they create a new meaning.
What is an Oxymoron?
400
Naming part of the object rather than the object itself.
What is a Synecdoche?
400
A comparison between two different relationships (pairs of unlike things) to reveal their similarities.
What is an Analogy?
400
A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
What is Cacophony?
400
Use of similar or identical language, structures, events or ideas in different parts of a text.
What is Parallelism?
400
A statement containing an apparent contradiction.
What is Paradox?
500
Substituting a word for another word closely associated with it.
What is Metonymy?
500
When the quality of one item is applied to another.
What is an Implied Metaphor?
500
Soothing, harmonious sounds that make a pleasant flow when spoken.
What is Euphony?
500
A significant pause within (the middle) of a line of poetry. Used to make the reader consider an idea or to show a transition in thought.
What is Caesura?
500
A narrative with two meanings: a literal, and a symbolic.
What is an Allegory?
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