Sounds
Words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
Using a part to represent the whole
Synecdoche
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
"I've told you a million times" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
"You're so funny" when someone isn't is an example of what type of Irony?
Verbal Irony
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Using an associated term to represent something
Metonymy
Direct comparison (without "like" or "as“)
Metaphor
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis
Hyperbole
The fire station catching on fire is an example of which type of irony?
Situational Irony
Repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words
Assonance
English phrase with a figurative meaning, not literal
Idiom
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Personification
Combination of contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Name the three types of Irony. (100 points each)
Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?
Alliteration
"The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of what?
Metonymy
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of what?
Personification
Expression of meaning opposite to the literal (has 3 types)
Irony
In literature, this type of irony is a literary or plot device occurring when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
Situational Irony
"Light white kites flying high in the sky" is an example of what?
Assonance
"All hands on deck" is an example of what?
Synecdoche
"Life is a highway, and I wanna ride it all night long" is an example of what?
Metaphor
"Deafening silence" is an example of what?
Oxymoron
This type of irony occurs when the reader or viewer knows something that the characters in the story do not.
Dramatic Irony