Word/Definition

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

Two unlike things compared together using the words like or as

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Two unlike things compared together without using like or as

Question 3

Idiom

Answer 3

A word or phrase that does not literally mean what it says; it has some other meaning

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

A complete exaggeration to make a point, often used to create a humorous or mean effect

Question 5

Litote

Answer 5

An understated idea expressed by two negatives put together

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

The act of spelling out the way a sound sounds

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Giving humanlike qualities to non-human objects or animals

Question 8

Symbol

Answer 8

An item or thing that represents some larger idea of significance

Question 9

Allusion

Answer 9

Making a reference to a part of another work of literature or historical story

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

Two unlike things being compared with two other unlike things

Question 11

Alliteration

Answer 11

Using the same consonant sound to start two or more nearby words in a sentence

Question 12

Assonance

Answer 12

Using the same vowel sound in two or more nearby words in a sentence

Question 13

Consonance

Answer 13

Using the same consonant sound at the middle or end of two or more nearby words in a sentence

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

When apparently two contradictory words are next to another

Loud silence

Question 15

Pun

Answer 15

A word or phrase that has a usually comical second meaning… you might even roll your eyes at it

Question 16

Irony

Answer 16

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens