a word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combing initial letters or parts of a series of words
What is an acronym?
100
the formation or use of a word that imitates or resembles what it stands for
What is onomatopoeia?
100
a word that is the opposite meaning of another word
What is an antonym?
100
one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form; example: a prefix or suffix
What is an affix?
100
Her voice was shrill like nails on a chalkboard.
What is a simile?
200
a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared using LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
200
a word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that is attached to a base, stem, or root
What is an affix?
200
a person, animal, or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work
What is a character?
200
a written account of another person's life
What is a biography?
200
advertainment is a blend of advertisement and entertainment
What is a portmanteau word?
300
a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward
What is a palindrome?
300
the invention of new words
What is coinage?
300
the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words; example: Kate kicked the kite off course
What is alliteration?
300
a form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself
a story full of symbols
What is an allegory?
300
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What is onomatopoeia?
400
conversational; informal in style of expression
What is the adjective, colloquial?
400
a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words; a blend
What is a portmanteau word?
400
the process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another
What is an analysis?
400
the subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
What is bias?
400
"He was a man of great statue."
"Listen to the blabbing brook."
What are malapropisms?
500
the use of a word that sounds somewhat like the one intended, but humorously wrong in the context
What is a malapropism?
500
a humorous distortion of words by interchanging the initial sounds
What is a spoonerism?
500
the author's intent either to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people, or to persuade or convince his audience
What is the author's purpose?
500
the position or claim the author establishes
What is an argument or position?
500
You hissed the mystery lecture!
What is a spoonerism?
You missed the history lecture!