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Mrs Hull vocab - 2
| Definition/Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a short story told to illustrate a point | anecdote |
| a brief literary sketch | vignette |
| a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by "like" or "as" | simile |
| a figure of speech in which two unrelated objects are compared | metaphor |
| a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are endowed with human characteristics | personification |
| The preacher tells a short ______ before the gospel to emphasize the point. | anecdote |
| "The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of _______________. | personification |
| "The man is as blind as a bat" is an example of a ________. | simile |
| "Her hair is silk" is an example of a __________. | metaphor |
| The play was so short it could have been a ________. | vignette |
| a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true | paradox |
| the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words | assonance |
| saying one thing and implying something else, usually the opposite of the expressed meaning | verbal irony |
| an inconsistency between what is expected or intended and what actually occurs | situational irony |
| the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that are similar in meaning and structure | parallel structure |
| "You have to spend money to make money" is an example of a __________. | paradox |
| When a fire department catches on fire, it is an example of _____________ ________. | situational irony |
| "Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese" is an example of _____________. | assonance |
| "If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl" is an example of __________ ___________. | parallel structure |
| "Wow. I totally love waking up at the crack of dawn everyday for school" is an example of ___________ ________. | verbal irony |
| a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is | understatement |
| the use of exaggerated language for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect | hyperbole |
| a reference to a person, place, or thing, historical or literary, that adds to the reader's understanding of the subject | allusion |
| an expression inserted into the flow of thought and set of by parentheses | parenthetical expression |
| the use of wit, irony, and sarcasm to make fun of human follies | satire |
| When it is 107 degrees and you say "its kind of hot", its an example of ______________. | an understatement |
| "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of a ___________. | hyperbole |
| Snow White eating an apple is an ____________ to the story of Adam and Eve. | allusion |
| "Ainsley (a girl in my ELA class) has red hair" is an example of ______________ ___________. | parenthetical expression |
| Saturday Night Live has many examples of ___________. | satire |
| a comparison of an unfamiliar idea or object to a familiar one | analogy |
| "A sword is to a soldier as a pen is to a writer" is an example of _____________. | an analogy |
| characterized by parallel similarity that permits the drawing of an analogy | analogous |
| A car and a bullet are both fast. An analogy can be made between them, therefore they are ___________. | analogous |
| to ridicule using satire | lampoon |
| Saturday Night Live uses satire to __________ celebrities. | lampoon |
| to praise with elegant words | eulogize |
| The teacher __________ me for making a good grade. | eulogized |
| a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word. | euphemism |
| Saying bottom instead of butt is an example of a ______________. | euphemism |
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