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Syntax
100
Comparing two things by calling one thing another.
What is a metaphor
100
Giving inanimate object human characteristics
What is personification
100
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
100
One who hates or mistrusts all people
What is a misanthrope
100
A phrase that has a subject, verb, and a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence
200
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning in a group of words
What is alliteration
200
The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotional peak
What is climax
200
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
To talk wildly or with extreme enthusiasm
What is rave
200
FANBOYS
What are coordinating conjunctions
300
A major character who opposes the protagonist in a story or play
What is an antagonist
300
A story which has meaning on both the literal and figurative or moral level
What is allegory
300
The figurative or implied meaning of a word
What is connotation
300
a mark of disgrace
What is stigma
300
A sentence with a independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a complex sentence
400
The repetition of vowel sounds in a group of words
What is assonance
400
The authors attitude towards a particular subject or topic
What is tone
400
Phrases or expressions which have a hidden meaning.
What are idioms
400
A slavish follower
What is zany
400
A comma which separates two independent clauses
What is a comma splice
500
A reference to something or someone often literary
What is an allusion
500
The underlining or main message behind a literary text
What is theme
500
A work that makes fun of something or someone
What is satire
500
To be the source, cause or give rise to
What is engender
500
Two independent clauses connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction
What is a compound sentence