A direct comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A word that originates from sound
Onomatopoeia
A comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as"
Simile
What does the first "T" stand for?
Title
Lauren is as quiet as a mouse.
This is an example of what figurative language term?
Simile
A combination of two words that contradict each other
Oxymoron
“Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere.”
This is an example of what sound device?
Repetition
The act of giving human traits, qualities, or actions to objects, concepts, or animals
Personification
"A" stands for attitude. What element are you analyzing in the "A" section?
Tone
Authors can use the term "sensory language" for what element?
Imagery
Saying the opposite of what is meant
Verbal Irony
"On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool,
In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool,
He was splashing... enjoying the jungle's great joys...
When Horton the elephant heard a small noise."
This is an example of what sound device?
End Rhyme
Occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not know
Dramatic Irony
Why is "title" examined twice?
The first time you are making a prediction.
The second time you are adding more insight/interpretation.
"'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;"
This is an example of what sound device?
Eye Rhyme
Where actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected
Situational Irony
To describe something in an extremely exaggerated way
Hyperbole
Evokes certain feelings in the reader through words and descriptions
Mood
What is it called when a poem shows a significant change in diction, direction, meaning, etc.?
Shifts
When asked about the controlling idea, what element are you being asked about?
Theme
A statement or group of sentences that seem to contradict the itself, but is actually an implied truth.
Paradox
The repetition of the first letter or sound of each word in a sentence or phrase
Alliteration
An expression that means something different than the words in the phrase may indicate
Idiom
The letter "C" refers to all of the poetic and sound devices used in a poem. What does "C" stand for?
Connotation
The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants
Assonance