This is the figurative language that means the same sound or letter is repeated in a section of text.
What is alliteration?
100
These are letters in the standard English alphabet that are not vowels.
What are consonances?
100
This is a type of figurative language where the word has the same meaning of the sound that is produced by the word.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
This means to do the opposite of what is stated or expected.
What is contradict?
100
This is an unfair bias that is placed on a large group rather than objectively considered to be individual.
What is a stereotype?
200
This is something added to the back of a text that includes resources that were used for the text with a summary/description of the text that was used.
What is annotated bibliography?
200
This is a literary device where the author includes clues to let you know of something that will happen later in the text.
What is foreshadowing?
200
This is found at the top of a newspaper article and usually sums up the main idea of the article.
What is a headline?
200
This is a type of point of view where the reader sees the novel as if they were the main character in the text.
What is first person?
200
A figure of speech that is meant to represent a whole instead of just one. (Example: The law will catch up with you. -- law meaning the police)
What is synecdoche?
300
In a work of fiction, this is the part of the story where the setting and characters are established.
What is exposition?
300
This is when the author invokes visuals in your mind from the text that involves all five senses.
What is imagery?
300
In poetry, this is when a vowel sound is repeated nearby each other (usually within the same line).
What is assonance?
300
This point of view is rarely used in literature and is indicative of the "you" word being seen throughout the text.
What is second person?
300
This is a short funny story that is told to illustrate a larger point.
What is an anecdote?
400
This is the name of the type of text it is if an author is trying to get you to do something/believe something.
What is persuasion/persuasive?
400
These are words that have the same pronunciation but have different meanings.
What are homophones?
400
This is when words are used wittily and often mean more than the literal definition. Example: "Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends."
What is word play?
400
This is when human emotions are given to animals or non-human objects.
What is pathetic fallacy (personification)?
400
A word or phrase that is not formal and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation. (Example: Keep it 100.)
What is colloquialism?
500
These are words on the top of the page of a dictionary that let you know what words will be on the page that you are reading.
What are guide words/letters?
500
This is a literary device that means the exact opposite of what is intended in language. It is usually used for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
500
This term identifies differences in something and is used to create the opposite of similarities.
What is contrast?
500
This is a fourteen line poem that is often about love with a rhyming couplet at the end. These types of poems were made famous by Shakespeare.
What is a sonnet?
500
Generally, a play that has negative events that lead to the downfall of the main character.