Figurative Language in Action
In the line, “The hallway swallowed him whole,” the building is given a human action to emphasize isolation.
What is personification?
This occurs when a word, phrase, or situation has multiple meanings simultaneously.
What is ambiguity?
A narrator whose credibility is compromised due to bias, instability, or limited understanding.
What is an unreliable narrator?
"Gonna" used in everyday language
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words, as in “wild winds whipped wildly.”
What is alliteration?
In “Her ideas blossomed like wildflowers in spring,” the comparison suggests growth and natural beauty.
What is a simile?
A contrast between what is said and what is meant, often revealing layered meaning rather than simple sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
A moment in which a character experiences sudden insight or realization.
What is an epiphany?
A pair of rhyming lines
What is a couplet?
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, as in “the mellow wedding bells.”
What is assonance?
“The silence was a thunderclap between them.” The author intensifies emotional tension through this direct comparison.
What is a metaphor?
A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals deeper truth.
What is paradox?
A character who embodies a single dominant trait and lacks psychological complexity is described as this.
What is a flat character?
Unrhymed poetry
what is free verse?
The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words, as in “blank and think.”
What is consonance?
“I’ve told you a million times.” The exaggeration emphasizes frustration rather than numerical accuracy.
What is hyperbole?
When opposing ideas exist at the same time in a text without easy resolution, the tension created is known as this.
What is contradiction?
A character who is morally ambiguous and resists clear classification as hero or villain fits this archetype.
What is an antihero?
4 lines of poetry
what is a quatrain?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, often used in speeches and poetry for emphasis.
What is anaphora?
“All hands on deck” uses a part of something to represent the whole group of sailors.
What is synecdoche?
A work that invites multiple valid interpretations because of layered symbols, shifting tone, and structural complexity may be described as this.
What is multivalent?
When a narrator filters events through memory, and those memories may be distorted or selective, the narrative is shaped by this concept.
What is subjectivity?
A short story that teaches a moral
What is a parable?
A fourteen-line poem, traditionally written in iambic pentameter, often structured around a shift in argument or perspective.
What is a sonnet?