Sound Elements - Def
Sound Elements - Ex
Literary Elements - Def
Literary Elements - Ex
Misc.
100
When the same sound repeats at the start of multiple words in a phrase
What is alliteration
100
Gun shots Gun shots Gun shots
What is repetition
100
A universal topic
What is a theme
100
Love wrapped me in a blanket and handed me a cup of hot chocolate.
What is personification
100
When something is meant to represent something beyond its literal definition
What is symbolism
200
When two or more words have the same end sound
What is rhyme
200
The crickets licked the grass with quiet flicks of their tongues between hiccups.
What is consonance
200
A short, personal story that illustrates a point
What is an anecdote
200
That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur.
What is hyperbole
200
When something repeats
What is repetition
300
When two words have the same name, but mean different things
What is a homonym
300
He blew a blue spit wad at Nancy.
What is a homophone
300
A direct comparison of unlike things
What is a metaphor
300
I am the sun. I am the air. I am heaven and I need to be loved...
What is a metaphor
300
Descriptive language that appeals to any one of the senses
What is imagery
400
When the same vowel sound repeats within a phrase
What is assonance
400
Acrobats ache after all their performances.
What is alliteration
400
The author's word choice
What is diction
400
The final exam was like a grim reaper, creeping up on me in the dark
What is a simile
400
The emotional content of a piece; what the author wants you, the reader, to feel
What is a mood
500
When words are spelled to mimic how they would be pronounced by someone from a particular region
What is dialect
500
Please find the time, I'm inclined to see you.
What is assonance
500
An extreme exagerration
What is hyperbole
500
He has a terrible Napoleon complex
What is an allusion
500
The author's attitude about what he/she is writing
What is tone
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