click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocabulary hw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| idiom | expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| personification | attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas |
| simile | a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |
| image | a visual representation produced on a surface |
| onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in successive words |
| consonance | the property of sounding harmonious |
| repetition | the act of doing or performing again |
| rhythm | an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs |
| meter | a basic unit of length (approximately 1.094 yards) |
| rhyme | correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines |