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- Q1
foreshadowing
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A hint given of an event which happens later in the story.
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as.
Giving inanimate objects (idea, object, animal) human qualities or characteristics.
30s - Q2
simile
Giving inanimate objects (idea, object, animal) human qualities or characteristics.
Words that imitate the natural sound associated with them. Example:
bang, moo, meow, crash.
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as.
30s - Q3
metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as
Beginning several consecutive words with the same sound or consonant. Common in poetry, advertising, and tongue twisters.
Giving inanimate objects (idea, object, animal) human qualities or characteristics. Example: In the movie Cats and Dogs the animals behave like humans.
Words that imitate the natural sound associated with them. Example:
bang, moo, meow, crash.
30s - Q4
personification
Words that imitate the natural sound associated with them.
Beginning several consecutive words with the same sound or consonant. Common in poetry, advertising, and tongue twisters.
An exaggeration that is intended for effect; not intended to be taken literally
Giving inanimate objects (idea, object, animal) human qualities or characteristics.
30s - Q5
onomatopoeia
An exaggeration that is intended for effect; not intended to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Words that imitate the natural sound associated with them. Example:
bang, moo, meow, crash.
The intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
Beginning several consecutive words with the same sound or consonant. Common in poetry, advertising, and tongue twisters.
30s - Q6
alliteration
The intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
Two or more words with opposite meanings used together; a contradiction.
Beginning several consecutive words with the same sound or consonant. Common in poetry, advertising, and tongue twisters.
An exaggeration that is intended for effect; not intended to be taken literally.
30s - Q7
hyperbole
An exaggeration that is intended for effect; not intended to be taken literally.
Two or more words with opposite meanings used together; a contradiction.
Something that stands for something else.
The intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
30s - Q8
irony
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Something that stands for something else.
Two or more words with opposite meanings used together; a contradiction.
The intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
30s - Q9
oxymoron
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Two or more words with opposite meanings used together; a contradiction. Example: The comedian was seriously funny.
Giving inanimate objects (idea, object, animal) human qualities or characteristics.
Something that stands for something else.
30s - Q10
symbol
Beginning several consecutive words with the same sound or consonant. Common in poetry, advertising, and tongue twisters.
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Something that stands for something else.
An exaggeration that is intended for effect; not intended to be taken literally.
30s - Q11
repetition
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as.
Two or more words with opposite meanings used together; a contradiction.
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written. Example: heart to heart, time after time.
The intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.
30s