Word Game

Question 1

use of the same sound or letter at the beginning of words that are close together in a
phrase or sentence

Answer 1

alliteration

Question 2

a poem or speech, usually at the beginning of a play, which introduces the contents

Answer 2

prologue

Question 3

a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

Answer 3

oxymoron

Question 4

the rules of grammar that describe the way words and phrases are put together to
form sentences in a language

Answer 4

syntax

Question 5

language that creates pictures in the minds of people reading or listening

Answer 5

allegory

Question 6

use of exaggerated language to stress upon the importance of something

Answer 6

hyperbole

Question 7

short text of honour on a gravestone

Answer 7

epitaph

Question 8

a piece of writing that uses humour to bring out faults in a person, an institution, or
some idea

Answer 8

satire

Question 9

a figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another

Answer 9

simile