a comparison of 2 unlike things which a word of comparison is used (like or as)
What is Simile
100
succeed
What is fail
100
the feeling that a story or composition produces in its reader
What is Mood
100
repetition of intial sounds in neighboring words
example: slippery slope
What is Alliteration
100
2 lines of poetry
What is couplet
200
The use of words whose sounds suggest thier meaning
examples: buzz, hiss, zoom
What is Onomatopoeia
200
polite
What is rude
200
prefix meaning before
What is ante
200
hinting at soemthing that will happen next in a story
What is Foreshadowing
200
express strong feelings- are mucical
What is Lyric Poem
300
An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form
examples: The sun smiled on me.
Flowers danced abaout the town.
What is Personification
300
praise
What is criticize
300
prefix meaning again
What is re
300
using figurative language or vivid descriptions, making mental pictures in the reader's mind
What is Imagery
300
tells a story
What is Narrative Poem
400
The comparison of 2 unlike things in which no words of comparison such as like or as are used
examples: The new kid in class is really a squirrel.
David is the new Tony Hawk.
What is metaphor
400
tranquil
What is chaotic
400
prefix meaning after
What is post
400
the position form which something is told; the narrator's position
What is Point of View
400
Poetry which fllows no conventional rhythm pattern or rhyme scheme
What is Free Verse
500
reference in literature to a familar person
What is allusion
500
accelerate
What is decelerate
500
To score the most points on the open ended question you must....
What is Restate the question and give examples
500
an exaggeration or overstatement
example: I was so embarrassed that I could have died!
What is Hyperbole
500
William Shakespare is famous for writing a poem of 14 lines