Midterms

Question 1

Repetition of similar words at the beginning of closely spaced words

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

Repetition of vowel sounds that form internal rhymes in a line

Answer 2

Assonance

Question 3

Repetition of consonant sounds usually at the end of words

Answer 3

Consonance

Question 4

Use of jarring, unpleasant sounds, usually harsh

Answer 4

Cacophony

Question 5

Use of words mimicking natural sound of what is described

Answer 5

Onomatopoeia

Question 6

Repetition of words or phrases to form rhythm or to emphasize an idea

Answer 6

Repetition

Question 7

Repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more words

Answer 7

Rhyme

Question 8

Words that sound alike on both consonant and vowel sounds and syllables rhyme

Answer 8

Full Rhyme

Question 9

Words that have the same final consonant sounds but different initial consonant and vowels

Answer 9

Slant/Half Rhyme

Question 10

Words with the same final vowel sounds but different final consonants

Answer 10

Near Rhyme

Question 11

Words or end of words usually spelled the same but are pronounced differently

Answer 11

Sight Rhyme

Question 12

Use of device such as alliteration, rhyme, and assonance; meant to create pleasant experience to the ear

Answer 12

Euphony

Question 13

Secondary or suggestive meaning of the words, not literal

Answer 13

Connotation

Question 14

Words may have the same denotation, but each has its own association

Answer 14

Denotation

Question 15

Compares two seemingly unlike objects by using words “like” or “as”

Answer 15

Simile

Question 16

Compares two seemingly unlike objects having similar or common characteristics without using “like” or “as”

Answer 16

Metaphor

Question 17

Gross exaggeration to achieve an effect, usually for humor or emphasis

Answer 17

Hyperbole

Question 18

Statements wherein an anima, object, or abstract idea is given human attributes or characteristics

Answer 18

Personification

Question 19

Comparison that presents the similarities between two concepts or ideas

Answer 19

Analogy

Question 20

Used to substitute for a description considered harsh or blunt

Answer 20

Euphemism

Question 21

When a part or portion of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa

Answer 21

Synecdoche

Question 22

Word or phrase that is substituted for another that is closely associated to it

Answer 22

Metonymy

Question 23

Combination of two ideas that appear to be opposite or contradictory

Answer 23

Oxymoron

Question 24

Assertion that seems to be contradictory or silly but actually reveals some truth

Answer 24

Paradox