Figuratively Speaking Literary Terms B
| __ | 1. | alliteration | | A. | extreme exaggeration | | __ | 2. | assonance | | B. | comparing two objects or ideas without using "like" or "as". | | __ | 3. | figurative language | | C. | an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics | | __ | 4. | hyperbole | | D. | comparing two unlike objects or ideas using "like" or "as" | | __ | 5. | idiom | | E. | language that uses images or language to make comparisons | | __ | 6. | imagery | | F. | the use of a word or phrase to imitate sound | | __ | 7. | metaphor | | G. | repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase | | __ | 8. | onomatopoeia | | H. | repetition of vowel sounds within all the words of a phrase | | __ | 9. | personification | | I. | Saying one thing, but literally meaning something different | | __ | 10. | simile | | J. | language that appeals to all of our senses |
| __ | 11. | Analogies | | A. | intended meaning of words used has the opposite meanings | | __ | 12. | Flashback | | B. | a play on words | | __ | 13. | Foreshadowing | | C. | the outcome of an event is the expected opposite | | __ | 14. | Irony | | D. | something concrete that stands for something abstract | | __ | 15. | Mood | | E. | when a person says one thing and means another | | __ | 16. | Pun | | F. | the feeling created within a reader while reading | | __ | 17. | Situational Irony | | G. | attitude an author takes toward his subject and characters | | __ | 18. | Symbol | | H. | story interrupted to tell of earlier events that happened | | __ | 19. | Tone | | I. | hints about events that occur later on in a story | | __ | 20. | Verbal Irony | | J. | comparisons with connections |
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