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Eng II Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Simile | a figure of speech that compares two words using like or as. (e.x., as brave as a lion) |
| Denouement | the events included in the falling action of a story (e.x., Romeo and Juliet die together.) |
| Alliteration | a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound. (e.x., she sells seashells by the seashore.) |
| Allusion | a figure of speech in which a story references something famous outside of the story. (e.x., "By the Waters of Babylon" references the Bible) |
| Assonance | the repetition of a vowel sound in a piece of writing. (e.x., The alligator asked the apple if Abby had asked Ashley about the other alligator.) |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two words NOT using like or as. (e.x., all the world's a stage) |
| Free Verse | poetry that does not have a pattern and does not rhyme. |
| Blank Verse | poetry without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. (e.x., Macbeth - Shakespeare: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, etc.) |
| Prose | poetry that is written in sentences and paragraphs rather than stanzas. |
| Couplet | two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. (e.x., Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.) |
| Inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
| Prediction | realizing something will happen before it actually does. |
| Summarization | highlighting the main ideas of a story in a short written summary. |
| Paradox | a self contradictory statement.(e.x., war is peace.) |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (e.x., i’m so hungry I could eat a horse.) |
| Onomatopoeia | the use or formation of words whose sound is intended to imitate the action or sound they mean - (e.x., splash! the kid jumped in the pool.) |
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