L.A. Terms

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, so, than or a verb such as resemble.

Question 2

She eats like a bird

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

Idiom

Answer 3

A phrase in which the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.

Question 4

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Answer 4

Idiom

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or an animal is given human attributes.

Question 6

A wind whispered, A stomach growled.

Answer 6

Personification

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggeration

Question 8

A million things to do

Answer 8

Hyperbole

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

A repetition of first consonants in a group of words.

Question 10

Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Answer 10

Alliteration.

Question 11

Assonance

Answer 11

A repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.

Question 12

Days wane away

Answer 12

Assonance

Question 13

Conflict

Answer 13

A struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist or just the problem in the story.

Question 14

Person vs Technology
Person vs nature
Person vs self
Person vs society 
 Person vs super natural

Answer 14

Conflict

Question 15

Repetition

Answer 15

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Question 16

Onomatopoeia

Answer 16

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).

Question 17

Imagery

Answer 17

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Question 18

Setting

Answer 18

the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.