Definitions
Definitions 2
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Example 2
100
What is an extreme exaggeration?
a hyperbole
100
What is a simile?
The comparison between two things using like or as
100
They are like two peas in a pod
What Is A Simile
100
I'm so confused my head is spinning
What Is A Hyperbole
200
What is it when an animal/object is given human-like characteristics?
Personification
200
What is a Metaphor?
The comparison of two things that are otherwise not related
200
Life's a rollercoaster
What Is A Metaphor
200
As I bit into the sour slice of lemon, my lips puckered.
What Is Imagery (Taste)
300
What is it called when the authors uses decriptive words to help paint a picture?
Imagery
300
What is a Symbol?
A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning
300
I used to be a baker, but I didn't make enough dough
What Is A Pun
300
The stars danced in the midnight sky
What Is Personification
400
What is the reference to a person, or event from another text called?
Allusion
400
What is a Pun?
A joke using a play on words
400
= love
What Is A Symbol
400
They fell in love quicker than Romeo and Juliet
What Is An Allusion
500
What is the implied meaning associated with a word or phrase?
Conotation
500
What is Denotation?
The objective meaning of a word
500
Books are a compilation of written pages all put together in one
What is Denotation
500
A rose can represent love or passion; a sincere affection
What Is Connotation