A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using like or as.
What is a Simile?
100
Have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.
What is Rhyme?
100
The atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is Mood?
100
Imaginative writing that accurately reflects life as it could be lived today.
What is Realistic Fiction?
200
A short poem of song like quality.
What is a Lyric Poem?
200
Exaggerating statements or claims not meant to take literally.
What is a Hyperbole?
200
Same letter or sound at the beginning.
What is Alliteration?
200
The authors attitude about his/her topic or subject.
What is Tone?
200
A novel, play, or movie dealing with a puzzle in crime.
What is Mystery?
300
A play for theatre, radio, or television.
What is a Drama?
300
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of the explanation.
What is an Analogy?
300
Action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What is Repetition?
300
The presentation of details, characters, or events in a narrative in such a way that later events are prepared.
What is Foreshadowing?
300
A play dealing with tragic event and having an unhappy ending.
What is Tragedy?
400
A Japanese verse in the form of three lines.
What is a Haiku?
400
"Time isn't really stealing anything." What type of figurative language is this?
What is a Metaphor?
400
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
Jimmy told Karla, "The essay is due tomorrow." Karla replied, "I haven't even started!" This is an example of A)Script B)Setting C)Discussion D)Dialogue
What is Dialogue?
400
Is a literary genre that takes place in the past.
What is Historical Fiction?
500
Baseball
Bat cracks against
The pitch, sending it out
Over the back fence, I did it!
Homerun
A)Ballad B)Epic C)Cinquain
What is a Cinquain?
500
"It seemed like the window panes were talking to each other as the wind blew right through them." Is it.. A) Simile B) Personification C)Metaphor
What is Personification?
500
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is Irony?
500
Having the power of imposing or suggesting in addition to what is explicit.
What is Connotative Meaning?
500
Professional entertainment intended to make an audience laugh. A) Tragedy B)Comedy C)Mystery