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English 12th grade

Vocab

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What is Alliteration? Occurring of same letter/sound at the beginning of words. "She sells seashells."
What is Allusion? Referring to something without being direct. "He was a modern day Romeo."
What is Analogy? Comparison or opposite of something else. "Money is the root of all evil" "Poverty is fruit of all goodness"
What is Apostrophe? Exclamatory figure of speech "thou glorious son"
What is Epithet? Some word or phrase applied to possession like " Mans best friend" for a dog. "The rock" for Dwayne Johnson.
What is Hyperbole? Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. "So hungry you could eat a horse"
What is Metaphor? Word or phrase applied to object or phrase. "He was boiling mad" "Voice was music to his ears"
What is Metonym? A word/ name used as substitution ears for giving attention. "lend me your ears."
What is Onomatopoeia? Word that mimics the sound of the object.
What is Oxymoron? Figure of speech contradiction. "Same Difference" "only choice"
What is Parallelism? Use of similar components. "Like father like son"
What is Personification? Giving an idea or animal human attributes. "The fire swallowed the entire forest."
What is a Rhetorical Question? Question asked for effect or emphasis. No answers expected to the question.
What is a Simile? Comparing similarities between two things. "john is as slow as a snail"
What is a Understatement/litotes? Used to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it is. " It's a bit cold today" - describing -5 degree weather
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