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Word of the Day
Honors English 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The commencement of multiple syllables | Alliteration |
| repetition of sounds | Assonance |
| when two unalike things are compared | Simile |
| a term of phrase that is applied to show a resemblence | Metaphor |
| a brief reference to a historical, mythological, or literary person, place or thing | Allusion |
| A play on the meaning of a word | Pun |
| something used often | Cliche' |
| a word that sounds like a sound | Onomatopoeia |
| giving something nonliving, living traits | Personification |
| expression, work of phrase that has figurative meaning | Idiom |
| vague or unclear; having more than one possible meaning | Ambiguous |
| an word that appeals to or stimulates on or more senses | Image |
| unnecessary repetition of a word or idea | Redundant |
| overused or commonplace | Trite |
| a trite expression | Cliche' |
| worried, anxious | Distraught |
| arguing | Bickering |
| wild excitement, chaos | Pandemonium |
| extreme confusion or diorganization | Bedlam |
| gloomy, sad, serious | somber |