Literation techniques

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

compares 2 unlike things using words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’
EXAMPLE : as big as a whale

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Says one thing id another: does not use ‘like’ or ‘as’
EXAMPLE: you’rea monster , mr grinch . Your heart is an empty hole.

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

Exaggerating
EXAMPLE: I’ve told you a million times’

Question 4

Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

A word that imitates the sound it represents
EXAMPLE: BOOM / WA

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

AN object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
EXAMPLE: The pig smiled in delight

Question 6

Idiom

Answer 6

An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual word
EXAMPLE: Its raining cats and dogs

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

When a certain word, sentence or phrase is written more than once in a poem
EXAMPLE: The soup was stirred and stirred until thickened.

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

Repetition of the first sound in words that are close to each others
EXAMPLE: Peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

Question 9

Consonance

Answer 9

Repetition of a consonant sound in words in sound of close proximity
EXAMPLE: Pitter-patter, pitter-patter

Question 10

Assonance

Answer 10

Repetition of a VOWEL sound in words of close proximity
EXAMPLE: The cat sat back

Question 11

Oxymoron

Answer 11

Opposite meaning of a word or phrase
EXAMPLE: Sunny and rainy

Question 12

Encyclopedia

Answer 12

a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
EXAMPLE: Encyclopedia of medicine and philosophy