Literay Vocab Words

Question 1

Metaphor example

Answer 1

Time is money

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as”

Question 3

Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

Th use of words that mimic the sounds they describe

Question 4

Onomatopoeia example

Answer 4

Kaboom buzz bang

Question 5

Oxymoron

Answer 5

a form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression

Question 6

Paradox example

Answer 6

Jumbo shrimp

Question 7

Paradox

Answer 7

Elements of a statement contradict each other although it turns out to have a coherent meaning

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Gives inanimate objects human characteristics

Question 9

Personification example

Answer 9

The wind cried in the dark

Question 10

Prosody

Answer 10

The study of sound and rhythm in the poetry

Question 11

Pun

Answer 11

A play on words…. That are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings

Question 12

Pun example

Answer 12

Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man

Question 13

Simile

Answer 13

Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Question 14

Simile example

Answer 14

The warrior fought like a lion

Question 15

Oxymoron example

Answer 15

Bitter sweet