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Vocab. Fig. Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| simile | figure of speech that compares tow unlike items using a comparing word such as "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike items |
| personification | figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is described as having human form or characteristics |
| hyperbole | boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true. It may be used for serious, comic, or ironic effect. |
| symbolism | person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond its literal meaning |
| allusion | reference in a work of literature to an character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art |
| imagery | collection of sense images in a poem or story- the author uses colors, sounds, and other sensations |
| idiom | an expresion that does not have a literal meaning |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes |
| alliteration | repeating of consonant sounds, most often at the beginnings of words |
| assonance | repeating of vowel sounds, especially ina line of poetry |
| rhyme | repetition of accented vowel sounds and succeeding consonant sounds including end rhyme and internal rhyme |
Created by:
duvallm2
on 2010-12-06