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Term
Definition
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Multiple Choice
100
You are as slow as a turtle.
Simile
100
Personification
Human characteristics assigned to something nonhuman
100
A sound associated with an object or word
Onomatopoeia
100
Pun: A/n ____ exploiting the different ____ of a word
A joke exploiting the different meanings of a word
100
What is a when a phrase is applied to an object or action which can't be literally applied? 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification 4. Hyperbole
2. Metaphor
200
It is raining cats and dogs
Idiom
200
Alliteration
The same letter or sound at the beginning of a sequence of words
200
A phrase used in a very different way from its original meaning
Idiom
200
Hyperbole: A/n _____ ______ (not to be taken literally)
What is an exaggerated statement (not to be taken literally)
200
The feeling of the story or the emotional connection in the story. 1. Idiom 2. Alliteration 3. Mood 4. pun
1. Mood
300
That joke is like my paper. It is tearable.
Pun
300
Simile
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things (using "like", or "as")
300
Hints at what might happen in the story
Foreshadowing
300
Irony: The _____ of what is expected
The opposite of what is expected
300
The repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences 1. Idiom 2. Metaphor 3 Assonance 4. Irony
3. Assonance
400
"Don't tread on me!"
Allegory
400
Irony
Figure of speech in which words or phrases are used in such a way that is opposite of the intended meaning.
400
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Analogy
400
Consonance: Repetitive _____ produced by ______ within a sentence or ______.
Consonance: Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.
400
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. 1. Pun 2. Oxymoron 3. Personification 4. Understatement
4. Understatement
500
You can save money by spending it
Paradox
500
Paradox
A statement that contradicts its self
500
Cliché
A phrase or an opinion that lacks originality.
500
Tone: The _____ of the writer toward the _____ he is writing about.
The attitude of the writer toward the subject he is writing about.
500
A repetition of a sound or a vowel in poetry (the right one) 1. Assonance 2. Paradox 3. Hyperbole 4. Analogy
1. Assonance