English - Literary Terms Vocab

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Quiz on English - Literary Terms Vocab, created by Jill Hurley on 06/01/2019.
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Frage 1

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Definition: Literal
Antworten
  • Using words for their actual meaning, without metaphor
  • Casual references designed to call something to mind
  • Purposeful exaggeration to add emphasis
  • Languages that gives animals or objects human characteristics

Frage 2

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Definition: Figurative
Antworten
  • Departing from words’ original meanings using metaphor or personification
  • An ideal example or model after which other things are patterned
  • Where two or more words in a sentence start with the same consonant sound
  • A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing

Frage 3

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Definition: Allusions
Antworten
  • Casual references designed to call something to mind
  • A comparison that uses “like” or “as”
  • A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create effect
  • The central topic of a written composition

Frage 4

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Definition: Theme
Antworten
  • The central topic of a written composition
  • A comparison that says one thing IS another, not using “like” or “as”
  • Language that gives animals or objects human attributes
  • Using words for their actual meaning, without metaphor

Frage 5

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Definition: Archetype
Antworten
  • An ideal example or model after which other things are patterned
  • Casual references designed to call something to mind
  • Departing from words’ original meanings using metaphor or personification
  • A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing

Frage 6

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Definition: Simile
Antworten
  • A comparison that uses the word “like” or “as”
  • A comparison that says something IS another, not using “like” or “as”
  • Where two or more words in a sentence start with the same consonant sound
  • Casual references designed to call something to mind

Frage 7

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Definition: Hyperbole
Antworten
  • Purposeful exaggeration to add emphasis
  • Using words for their actual meaning, without metaphor
  • An ideal example or model after which other things are patterned
  • The central topic of a written composition

Frage 8

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Definition: Alliteration
Antworten
  • Where two or more words in a sentence start with the same consonant sound
  • A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing
  • A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create effect
  • Departing from words’ original meanings using metaphor or personification

Frage 9

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Definition: Metaphor
Antworten
  • A comparison that says one thing IS another, not using “like” or “as”
  • A comparison that uses the word “like” or “as”
  • Purposeful exaggeration to add emphasis
  • A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing

Frage 10

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Definition: Personification
Antworten
  • Language that gives animals or objects human attributes
  • Casual references designed to call something to mind
  • Where two or more words in a sentence start with the same consonant sound
  • An ideal example or model after which other things are patterned

Frage 11

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Definition: Onomotopaeia
Antworten
  • A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing
  • Using words for their actual meaning, without metaphor
  • The central topic of a written composition
  • Purposeful exaggeration to add emphasis

Frage 12

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Definition: Oxymoron
Antworten
  • A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create effect
  • A comparison that uses “like” or “as”
  • Where two or more words in a sentence start with the same consonant sound
  • Departing from words’ original meanings using metaphor or personification
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