Definitions
Simile
A comparison made using like or as.
When the opposite of what you expected to happen is what happens.
Irony
Deleterious
Harmful to living things.
Her smile was as bright as the morning sun.
What is my favorite TV show?
Degrassi
Metaphor
A comparison made in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
When a writer repeats something more than once in order to emphasize it.
Repetition
Haughty
Arrogant or conceited.
The secret was a brick on my chest.
Metaphor
What does the "H" stand for in the "harbor" acronym of PHA?
Hope
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language in literary work. Language that makes you sense or feel its meaning.
When the same letter appears at the beginning of several subsequent words.
Alliteration
Accentuate
To emphasize or stress something as important.
Personification
What does Mr. Waller prefer to be called by?
Mr. Danger
Personification
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
When one image/object etc. is used in writing to represent something else.
Symbolism
Thwart
To successfully oppose or stop something.
I was devastated, despondent, and devoid of all dignity.
Alliteration
Who was the 16th U.S. president?
Abraham Lincoln
Juxtaposition
Comparing two very unlike things in order to accentuate the difference between the two. Placing two things close together in literature or writing in order to cause contrast between them.
When two things are placed closely together in a piece of writing in order to emphasize the contrast between the two.
Juxtaposition.
Tumultuous
Disorderly, confused.
New York was an interesting place to be. Walking down town, I was overcome with the beauty of the tall, powerful buildings, but also with the bold and wretched sidewalks, filled with trash and unidentifiable liquids.
Juxtaposition
Name two colleges/trade schools that were at the career fair on Wednesday.
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