Poetry quiz Flashcards
A deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
Hyperbole
A part of the whole is used to signify the whole
Synecdoche
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to things or ideas
Personification
A play on words
Pun
Comparison between 2 unlike things to indicate that one is the other
Metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds within words in close proximity
Consonance
The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
Onomatopoeia
The repetition of similar vowel sounds within words in close proximity
Assonance
Comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
A combination of two words that appear to contradict each other
Oxymoron
A term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
Metonymy
The use of roundabout language to replace colloquial terms that are considered too blunt or unpleasant
Euphemism
A situation or phrase that appears to be contradictory but which contains a truth worth considering
Paradox
A direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person not living or present
Apostrophe
