a series of words begining with the same letter or letter sound.
What is alliteration
100
a word or phrase that is not to be taken literally
What is idiom
100
Bark-Meow
What is onomatopoeia
100
“He had no idea of the disastrous chain of events to follow”.
What is foreshadowing
100
He ran across the street as quick as a rabbit.
What is simile
200
drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts
What is simile
200
a literary device where human-like qualities are assigned to non-human entities
What is personification
200
Brady bent boldly forward and begged for bread and butter.
What is alliteration
200
spork
What is portmanteau
200
he was a brick wall on the football field.
What is metaphor
300
refers to words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict
What is onomatopoeia
300
refers to the use of indicative words/phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense
What is foreshadowing
300
sick as a dog
What is idiom
300
Golden years - This is used to describe the later period of life when someone is of old age.
What is euphemism
300
The lazy river moved slowly.
What is personification
400
refers to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence/word is actually different from the literal meaning derived. It is often used to suggest the stark contrast of the literal meaning being put forth
What is irony
400
a literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas
What is analogy
400
A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets
What is irony
400
Family Guy makes use of this literary device as it makes fun of issues in society
What is satire
400
wanna, cuz, gonna,
What is colloquialism
500
The use of __________ in literature refers to the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw
What is satire
500
Usually a rhetoric device, an ___________ suggests a meaning via metaphoric examples.
What is allegory
500
The purpose of __________ is to substitute unpleasant and severe words with more genteel ones in order to mask the harshness
What is euphemism
500
•Jumbo shrimp, is an example of _______________
What is oxymoron
500
Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top.