Parts Of Speech

Question 0

Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance

Answer 0

Metaphor

Question 1

Tools authors use to convey meaning or to lend depth and richness to their writing.

Answer 1

Definition

Question 2

Figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another of a different category, usually introduced by as or like

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

An excessive overstatement or conscious exaggeration of fact. “I’ve told you that a million times already” is a hyperbolic statement.

Answer 3

Hyperbole

Question 4

The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, at the beginning of words. For example, Robert Frost’s poem “Out, out—” contains the alliterative phrase “sweet-scented stuff.”

Answer 4

Alliteration

Question 5

The association of two terms that seem to contradict each other, such as “same difference” or “wise fool

Answer 5

Oxymoron