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Elements of Literature
Figurative Language
Dealing with Words
Types of Literature
Examples
100
A key message in a story.
What is a theme?
100
Description that appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery?
100
The author's word choice.
What is diction?
100
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form.
What is prose?
100
BUZZ, ZAP, and BAM are examples of ______________.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
Something that represents an idea, object, emotion, person, etc.
What is a symbol?
200
Two contradictory words placed side by side.
What is an oxymoron?
200
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
200
When writing poetry, you are writing in _________.
What is verse?
200
A clever saying that imparts wisdom.
What is an aphorism?
300
The feeling that the author conveys in a work.
What is tone?
300
Words that sound the way that they are spelled.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The implied meaning of a word.
What is connotation?
300
A statement that seems to contradict itself, but is actually true.
What is a paradox?
300
"You can save money by spending it," and "Standing for an hour is more tiring than walking" are examples of ____________.
What is a paradox?
400
A contrived plot device that conveniently ends a story or a hopeless situation.
What is a deus ex machina?
400
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent of closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
400
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation.
What is an analogy?
400
A genre that uses humor to expose society to its flaws.
What is satire?
400
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is an example of __________.
What is an aphorism?
500
The reader's response (feeling) after reading a work of literature.
What is mood?
500
Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of ______________.
What is alliteration?
500
A blend of two words.
What is a portmanteau word?
500
A person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow.
What is stream of consciousness?
500
Student teacher and jumbo shrimp are examples of ____________.
What is an oxymoron?