wk11 SULTANA Flashcards
1
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An obvious exaggeration or overstatement for effect
“My parents are going to kill me.”
A
Hyperbole
2
Q
Imagery that has been used so much that any effect that any effect it may once had, is lost now.
“Silent as a grave”
A
Cliche
3
Q
Comparison without ‘like’ or ‘as’
A
Metaphor
4
Q
Repetition of the same CONSONANT sound in words near each other
A
Alliteration
5
Q
Comparison with ‘like’ or ‘as’
A
Simile
6
Q
Spells a different word or phrase when read backwards
- Doom
- Diaper
- Deliver no evil
A
Semordnilap
7
Q
A word or phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards
A
Palindrome
8
Q
A word that sound like what it means; “Boom”
A
Onomatopoeia
9
Q
SULTANA
A
Some Useful literary terms and new approaches
