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English OGT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Onomatopoeia | Word whose sound imitates their suggested meaning. |
| Consonance | The repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after differing vowel sounds. |
| Assonance | The close repetition of middle vowel sound. |
| Flashback | The technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information. |
| Denotation | The literal or "dictionary" meaning of a word. |
| Connotation | The attitudes and feelings associated with a word as opposed to word's literal meaning. |
| Hyperbole | A figure speech which uses a deliberate exaggeration. |
| Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| Foreshadowing | The technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things. |
| Simile | A figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". |