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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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Definition: Literal
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Definition: Figurative
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Definition: Allusions
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Definition: Theme
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Definition: Archetype
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Definition: Simile
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Definition: Hyperbole
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Definition: Alliteration
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Definition: Metaphor
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Definition: Personification
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Definition: Onomotopaeia
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
Definition: Oxymoron
Respuesta
  • 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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