keywords

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

comparing two things using like or as

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

a direct comparison between two things

Question 3

alliteration

Answer 3

repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

Question 5

onomatopoeia

Answer 5

words that imitate sounds

Question 6

hyperbole

Answer 6

exaggeration for effect

Question 7

oxymoron

Answer 7

two opposite ideas placed together

Question 8

juxtaposition

Answer 8

placing two contrasting elements close together to highlight differences

Question 9

imagery

Answer 9

descriptive language that appeals to senses

Question 10

rhetorical question

Answer 10

a question asked for effect, not requiring an answer

Question 11

foreshadowing

Answer 11

hinting at future events in a story

Question 12

climax

Answer 12

the most intense or important point of a narrative

Question 13

irony

Answer 13

a contrast between expectation and reality often highlighting opposites

Question 14

symbolism

Answer 14

using symbols to represent larger ideas

Question 15

tone

Answer 15

the writer’s attitude towards the subject or audience

Question 16

mood

Answer 16

the atmosphere or feeling created by the text

Question 17

perspective

Answer 17

the point of view from which the story is told

Question 18

pathetic fallacy

Answer 18

when the environment, especially weather, reflects emotions

Question 19

enjambment

Answer 19

continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line in poetry

Question 20

caesura

Answer 20

a pause or break within a line of poetry

Question 21

explicit

Answer 21

clearly and directly stated

Question 22

implicit

Answer 22

not clear and not directly stated

Question 23

theme

Answer 23

the message in a text