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Figurative/Literary
T1 Literary terms and figurative language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the use of words to imitate natural sounds | onomatopoeia |
| the repitition of the same consonant sound beginning several words in a sequence | alliteration |
| kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were humman | personification |
| figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emotion of create comic effect | hyperbole |
| repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by consonant sounds | assonance |
| an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing, or to part of another text | allusion |
| expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning | idiom |
| pattern of rhymes used in a poem, often marked by letters to show how lines relate | rhyme scheme |
| language that appeals to the senses | imagery |
| figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like, as, than, or resembles | metaphor |
| figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles | simile |
| a play on the multiple meanings of a word or words that sound alike but have different meanings | pun |
| the use of a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well | symbolism |
| the apparent paradox achieved by the use of words that seem to contradict each other | oxymoron |
| a phrase of verse recurring at intervals in a poem, especially at the end of each stanza | refrain |
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