DEFINITIONS 1
a comparison which uses the word like or as
What is a simile?
a direct comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
My balloon will pop if you poke it with a needle.
What is onomatopoeia?
She's sly like a fox.
What is a simile?
From Pharrell's song "Happy"
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
Pharrell uses a ____________ to affect the (setting/mood/tone/plot/characterization).
What are simile and mood?
an exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
words that express sound
What is onomatopoeia?
The sprinkler spit water all over my new outfit.
What is personification?
This weekend was a rollercoaster.
What is a metaphor?
From Bruno Mars's song "Grenade"
"I'd catch a grenade for ya/ Throw my head on a blade for ya/ I'd jump in front of a train for ya"
Bruno uses many ____________ to affect the (setting/mood/tone/plot/characterization).
What are hyperbole and tone?
repetitive consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
giving human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
I was worried that I'd turn into Pinocchio right before my parents' eye!
What is an allusion?
Dina really rubs me the wrong way.
What is an idiom?
This excerpt is from a poem by William Wordsworth. In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Wordsworth is admiring a field of daffodils.
"They stretched in never-ending line"
Wordsworth uses a ____________ to affect the (setting/mood/tone/plot/characterization).
What are hyperbole and setting?
a play on the meaning or sound of words
What is a pun?
repetitive nearby consonant sounds anywhere in a sentence or phrase
What is consonance?
Did you hear about the optometrist who fell into a lens grinder and made a spectacle of himself?
What is a pun?
My sweet great aunt passed away last night.
What is a euphemism?
This excerpt is from a poem by William Wordsworth. In this excerpt of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Wordsworth is by himself when he recalls his encounter with the daffodils.
"Which is the bliss of solitude"
Wordsworth uses a ____________ to affect the (setting/mood/tone/plot/characterization).
What are assonance and tone?
What is an allusion?
replaces a harsh word or phrase with a milder, less offensive one
What is a euphemism?
When mom walked in the house, my brother told me to act naturally.
What is an oxymoron?
He stood on the road and loudly cried.
What is consonance?
The following excerpt is from the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. In this story, a daughter comes home to visit her mother and sister
"[Dee had] scalding humor that erupted like bubbles in lye."
Walker uses a ____________ to affect the (setting/mood/tone/plot/characterization).
What are simile and characterization?