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A statement that is weakened to convey a stronger meaning.
What is an understatement?
100
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of individual words.
What is an idiom?
100
A literary device that relies on the difference between expectation and outcome.
What is irony?
100
A big bully beats a baby boy.
What is an alliteration?
100
It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!
What is a hyperbole?
200
A vivid description that includes details that appeal to the senses.
What is imagery?
200
When the audience is aware of something the character is not.
What is dramatic irony?
200
A comparison that doesn't use the words like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
My life is an open book.
What is a metaphor?
200
"It was a bit cold today." When the temperature is 5 degrees below freezing.
What is an understatement?
300
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
300
An author's style of writing that makes his/her/their writing unique.
What is voice?
300
A comparison that includes the words like or as.
What is a simile?
300
Crack! Bam! Pow!
What is onomatopoeia?
300
In the nick of time. Time will tell Opposites attract Scared to death Nerves of steel.
What is a cliché?
400
The act of giving human qualities to inhuman objects/animals
What is personification?
400
The use of language to represent the opposite sentiment than what was expected.
What is verbal irony?
400
An object that stands for an idea.
What is a symbol?
400
It's raining cats and dogs!
What is an idiom?
400
Cute as a kitten As busy as a bee
What is a simile?
500
An expression or phrase used so often it becomes stale or meaningless
What is a cliché?
500
A word whose sound suggests its meaning.
What is an onomatopoeia?
500
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is an alliteration?
500
The trees danced in the wind.
What is personification?
500
The dove is a _______ of peace
What is symbolism?
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