Misc. Terms

Question 1

Repeating the first letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

Exaggeration in a statement or claim in order to make a point

Answer 2

Hyperbole

Question 3

Giving human characteristics to objects or animals

Answer 3

Personification

Question 4

Words that mimic the sound of the object or action that it refers to

Answer 4

Onomatopoeia

Question 5

Using contradictory terms in conjunction with each other

Answer 5

Oxymoron

Question 6

When an item stands for an idea or larger meaning - usually used throughout a piece of literature

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Symbolism

Question 7

Phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words

Answer 7

Idiom

Question 8

An incongruity between what the reader expects the author to mean and what they actually mean

Answer 8

Irony

Question 9

Comparisons between two things, often to drive home a point

Answer 9

Analogy

Question 10

Comparing an object or action to something else which is not literally applicable

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Metaphor

Question 11

Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”

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Simile

Question 12

An extended metaphor with two meanings (usually carried throughout an entire story)

Answer 12

Allegory

Question 13

A reference to someone or something outside of the text

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Allusion

Question 14

When a character speaks to an inanimate object or a person not present in the scene

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Apostrophe

Question 15

Contrasting ideas to show comparison

Answer 15

Antithesis

Question 16

A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a piece of writing (“The Metamorphosis”)

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Extended metaphor/simile

Question 17

Heavily descriptive language

Answer 17

Imagery

Question 18

Replacing an object with something commonly associate with it (“Lend me your ears”)

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Metonymy

Question 19

Use of the same word, phrase, or idea to call attention to its significance

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Repetition

Question 20

The narrator or character hints at a future plot point

Answer 20

Foreshadowing

Question 21

When an object stands for something larger than itself

Answer 21

Symbolism

Question 22

The repetition of a theme/image throughout the story to symbolize meaning

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Recurring theme

Question 23

The use of humor or exaggeration to critique human nature or a character

Answer 23

Satire

Question 24

Contrast between what is said and what is meant

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Verbal irony

Question 25

Discrepancy between what happens and what the reader expects to happen

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Situational irony

Question 26

Contrast between what a character sees or says and what the reader understands to be true

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Dramatic irony

Question 27

Questions asked that are not intended to be answered (to make a point)

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Rhetorical question

Question 28

When the noun performing the action is not the subject; rather, the object is the subject (to emphasize the object)

Answer 28

Passive voice

Question 29

Quoting someone word for word, with “”

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Direct statement

Question 30

A sentence that tells information

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Declarative sentence

Question 31

A sentence that gives a command

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Imperative sentence

Question 32

A sentence that asks a question

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Interrogative sentence

Question 33

A sentence that shows excitement

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Exclamatory sentence

Question 34

(Grammatical case) nouns or pronouns that are the subject of the sentence (I, you, he, she, it)

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Nominative

Question 35

(Grammatical case) Nouns or pronouns that act as an object of a verb or preposition (me, you, him, her)

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Accusative

Question 36

(Grammatical case) nouns or pronouns that show ownership; add ‘s or my, mine, yours, etc.

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Possessive