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Lit Terms
Lit Terms
Lit Terms 1st Sem
Lit Terms 1st Sem
Lit Terms 2nd Sem
100
a statement that is a riddle; it seems false or maybe straight forward, but upon study, it is neither false nor straight forward
What is a paradox?
100
suggested meaning of a word
What is connotation?
100
a 14 line poem with a rhyme pattern
What is a sonnet?
100
a comparison of similar concepts Ex. foal is to mare as calf is to cow
What is an analogy?
100
exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
200
combining two opposite words that make up a single idea Ex. deafening silence or a dark day
What is an oxymoron?
200
dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
200
a 5 line poem from Ireland
What is a limerick?
200
an overused expression
What is a cliche?
200
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
300
a polite word for a harsher one ex. passed away instead of dead
What is an euphemism?
300
word play that suggest two or more meaning of a word Ex. Cleaning up a poultry barn is foul (fowl) business.
What is a pun?
300
a 5 line poem with limited words
What is a Cinquain?
300
suggested meaning of a word
What is a connotation?
300
an expression that can't be taken literally
What is an idiom?
400
an expression that cannot be taken literally Ex. rub someone the wrong way
What is an idiom?
400
exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
a 5 line Japanese poem with limited syllables
What is a haiku?
400
sameness in structure in a phrase or clause
What is parallelism?
400
combining two opposite words to make a single meaning
What is an oxymoron?
500
a thing, person or place that represents something bigger than itself
What is a symbol?
500
a comparison of two or more things using 'like' or 'is'
What is a simile?
500
repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a phrase
What is alliteration?
500
a life lesson or moral in a story
What is a theme?
500
dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?