Definitions 1
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
A scene where a character remembers their childhood or other past events.
What is a flashback?
Hints or clues about what will happen late in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
There are three types: dramatic, situational, and verbal.
What is irony?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
BUZZ! BANG! BOOM! WHACK!
What is onomatopoeia?
"I'll literally die if the teacher calls on me."
What is hyperbole?
When something is meant to represent something else.
What is symbolism?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
The central idea or message in a work of literature.
What is theme?
"I'm reading a book on anti-gravity! It's impossible to put down!"
What is a pun?
"The sweet smelling spices of my pumpkin spice latte wafted up toward my nose."
What is imagery?
The general character or attitude of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
The feeling created in a reader by a piece of writing (tone contributed to this).
What is mood?
A reference to a well known person, place, or work of art.
What is allusion?
You could find these stories that reveal truths about human existence in either Aesop's Fables or the Bible.
What are allegories?
"Jumbo Shrimp."
What is an oxymoron?
A combination of two contradictory words.
What is an oxymoron?
Placing two elements side by side to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
What is a paradox?
"Deafening Silence"
What is juxtaposition?
"Less is more."
What is a paradox?