Definition
A work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect.
What is parody?
A common expression that is not to be taken literally.
What is idiom?
"No one invites Harold to parties because he's a wet blanket."
What is a metaphor?
Pasteurize: Too far to see.
What is a pun?
A metaphor that is a reference to a historical event, person, place, or artistic work.
What is allusion?
A sentence or phrase which most of the first letters have the same sound.
What is Alliteration?
"When you clean, make sure to sweep up the dust bunnies under the bed."
What is idiom?
"Mom is a Scrooge, never letting us spend money."
What is figurative?
A word or phrase that reads the same backwards or forwards.
What is palindrome?
A comparison that uses "like" or "as".
What is simile?
Giving a non-human thing human qualities - actions, thoughts, feelings, and habits.
What is personification?
Not meant to be taken word for word.
What is figurative?
"Those two girls are like two peas in a pod."
What is simile?
"Moo", "splat," and "purr."
What is a onomatopoeia?
"The cars danced across the icy road."
What is a personification?
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
When something is not to be taken literally we are searching for its ______________ meaning.
What is Connotative?
"Milton Mallard mailed a mangled mango."
What is alliteration?
"My dog is so ugly, he has to sneak up on his dish to eat."
What is a hyperbole?
“senile felines”
What is a palindrome?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
A word that is made from a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
"Weird Al''s song "Eat It" is ___________ of the song "Beat It."
What is Parody?
a “Play on Words” which uses words that have more than one meaning.
What is a pun?
When something is meant to be taken figuratively not word for word we are searching for its ___________ meaning.
What is figurative?