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figurative languae
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as; one object becomes another object |
| personification | giving human like qualities to something non-human |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds; like pop or buzz |
| oxymoron | two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect; contradiction in terms |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis |
| allusion | brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, culture, literary or political significance |
| alliteration | two or more words in a phrase or line or poetry share the same beginning consonant sound |
| repetition | a repeated word, phrase, or line |
| irony | an unexpected outcome; a twist of fate |
| symbolism | representation of one thing for using a person, object, or idea |
| imagery | description using senses (see, smell, hear, taste, touch) |
| tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience |
| mood | evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and description; the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers |
| rhyme | last words in lines rhyme |
| stanza | a group of consecutive lines in a poem that forma single unit |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as; one object becomes another object |
| personification | giving human like qualities to something non-human |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds; like pop or buzz |
| oxymoron | two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect; contradiction in terms |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis |
| allusion | brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, culture, literary or political significance |
| alliteration | two or more words in a phrase or line or poetry share the same beginning consonant sound |
| repetition | a repeated word, phrase, or line |
| irony | an unexpected outcome; a twist of fate |
| symbolism | representation of one thing for using a person, object, or idea |
| imagery | description using senses (see, smell, hear, taste, touch) |
| tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience |
| mood | evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and description; the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers |
| rhyme | last words in lines rhyme |
| stanza | a group of consecutive lines in a poem that forma single unit |
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