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a comparison using figurative language. a word that describes something, not literal meaning
What is a metaphor
100
Cide, as in suicide
What is to kill
100
Ruler of all the greek Gods. God of the light and sky.
Who is Zeus
100
Longest river in the world.
What is Nile
200
a pair of rhyming lines, usually the same length
What is a couplet
200
-Pod, as in tripod
What is leg
200
Goddess of wisdom, war art, industry, justice, and skill
who is Athena
200
the point of maximum interest or tension.
What is climax
200
"I dont always drink, but when i do, i prefer _________ _________."
What is Dos Equis
300
a dramatic character, distinguished from the poet, who is the speaker of a poem
What is persona
300
-scope, as in microscope
What is to see
300
Planet named after roman god of the underworld.
What is Pluto
300
Pan- from Panorama means?
What is all
400
a brief, international reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement
What is allusion
400
somni, as in imsomnia
What is to sleep
400
When somebody falls in love with themselves.
What is Narcissistic
400
"solid but juicy like a liquid"
What is a contradiction
500
un-rhyming iambic pentameter, also called heroic verse.
What is blank verse
500
mnem, as in mnemonic
What is memory
500
a type of maze with many complications
What is Labyrinth
500
What does DNA stand for?
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid