A comparison without using like or as

A word that means the same as another word

directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction

words, events or circumstances that help detemine meaning

a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

What is expected to happen is different from what happens

A book of synonyms and antonyms to improve writing

When someone says one thing but means something else

contradictory statements or situation reveal a reality that is different

Which is an example of Onomatopoeia?

The buzzing bee was chased by a hissing snake.

description that appeals to the senses

A joke based on homophones (words with same pronunciation)

a figure of speech consisting of two contradictory terms

An example of alliteration:

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

all the meanings. associations, or emotions a word suggests

the dictionary definition of a word

gives human characteristics to objects or animals

The audience knows more about the situations and conflicts before actors

a reference to a person, place, thing or idea

the use of words to create a visual representation in our minds

a common expression that doesn't make sense taken literally

a group of letters placed at the beginning ofthe word to change the meaning

Paradox is a statement that appears to be...

self-contradictory ot opposed to common sense that has some truth/validity

A group of letters forming part of a word (prefix or suffix)

Something being smaller, worse, or less important than it really is

An example of parallel structure:

“… by land, by air, by sea …”, “… there are wheels within wheels and fires within fires …”, “… their self-denial, their purposefulness, their suspicion, their justice"

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words

similar in meaning and spelling to another word in a different language

A phrase that means something different from what it would imply

A word that means the opposite of another word

a less offensive way of saying something unpleasant

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Metaphor:
A comparison using like or as
A comparison without using like or as
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What is a synonym?
a word that means everything
a word that means nothing
A word that means the same as another word
A word that means the opposite of the word
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Apostrophe:
reference to a person, place, thing or idea
Does not address an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction
an object represents an idea
directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction
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Context:
all the meanings. associations, or emotions a word suggests
the dictionary definition of a word
a comparison
words, events or circumstances that help detemine meaning
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Hyperbole:
extreme exaggeration
a comparison without using like or as
giving human characteristics to animals or objects
a comparison using like or as
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Analogy:
A comparison using like or as
A comparison of two similar things that are different in some way
a comparison without using like or as
a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
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Situational Irony:
When someone says one thing but means something else
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The audience knows more about the situations and conflicts before actors
What is expected to happen is different from what happens
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A thesaurus is
A book of synonyms and antonyms to improve writing
A wilderness explorer handbook
A collection of recipes from the Stone Age
a list of everyone's exes
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Verbal irony:
What is expected to happen is different from what happens
idk man
When someone says one thing but means something else
The audience knows more about the situations and conflicts before actors
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What is irony?
contradictory statements or situation reveal a reality that is different
contradictory statements or situation reveal a reality that is the same
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Which is an example of Onomatopoeia?
The flowers danced in the wind.
My grandma is as old as the hills.
The buzzing bee was chased by a hissing snake.
You let the cat out of the bag.
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Imagery
description of an animal
description that appeals to the senses
description of a person
Description of the 7 wonders of the world
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A pun is:
A joke based on homophones (words with same pronunciation)
A breed of frog
A joke based on subject verb agreement
A very serious topic that shouldn't be joked about....seriously
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Oxymoron:
a reference to a person, place, thing, or idea
a figure of speech that contains two agreeing terms
a figure of speech consisting of two contradictory terms
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An example of alliteration:
The flowers danced in the wind.
Why do amphibians take the bus? Because their cars are always getting toad.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
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Connotation:
a comparison
the dictionary definition of a word
words, events or circumstances that help detemine meaning
all the meanings. associations, or emotions a word suggests
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Denotation:
the dictionary definition of a word
all the meanings. associations, or emotions a word suggests
words, events or circumstances that help detemine meaning
a comparison
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Personification:
extreme exaggeration
gives human characteristics to objects or animals
gives human characteristics to humans
extreme comparison
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Simile:
a comparison using like or as
A comparison without using like or as
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Dramatic Irony
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The audience knows more about the situations and conflicts before actors
When someone says one thing but means something else
What is expected to happen is different from what happens
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Allusion:
a reference to nothing
a reference to everything
a reference to a plant
a reference to a person, place, thing or idea
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Imagery:
the use of words to create a visual representation in our minds
the use of photos to create visual representation in our minds
the use of news articles to create connections in our minds
the use of a vacuum to clean your ears
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Idiom:
a common expression that doesn't make sense taken literally
a common expression using slang
a common expression no one uses anymore
a common expression that makes complete sense
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What is a prefix?
a group of letters placed at the end of the word to change its meaning
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The middle of a word
a group of letters placed at the beginning ofthe word to change the meaning
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What is a root?
the main part of a sentence
the main part of a word
the main part of a tree
a word ending
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Paradox is a statement that appears to be...
self-contradictory ot opposed to common sense that has some truth/validity
something that the antagonist said
something the protagonist said
truthful or make sense but is false
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What is an affix?
A group of letters forming part of a word (prefix or root)
A group of letters forming part of a word (root or suffix)
A group of letters forming part of a word (prefix or suffix)
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Understatement:
a figure of speech consisting of two contradictory terms
Something being better and more important than it really is
Something being smaller, worse, or less important than it really is
description that appeals to the senses
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Symbolism:
An object represent an idea
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reference to a person, place, thing or idea
An object represents a car
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What is a suffix?
Word ending
word middle
the whole word
Word beginning
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An example of parallel structure:
none of these
“… by land, by air, by sea …”
“… there are wheels within wheels and fires within fires …”
“… their self-denial, their purposefulness, their suspicion, their justice"
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A dictionary is
A book of synonyms and antonyms to improve writing
a directory of everyone's personal information
a collection of recipes from the 1800s
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
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What is a cognate?
similar in meaning and spelling to another word in a different language
Same word
Nothing similar
different in meaning and spelling to another word in a different language
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Idiom:
A phrase that means something different from what it would imply
A phrase that means the same from what it would imply
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Repeating consonant sounds
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What is an antonym?
a word that means everything
A word that means the opposite of another word
a word that means everything
A word that means nothing
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Euphemism:
an extremely offensive way of saying something pleasant
object represents an idea
a mean way of saying something nice
a less offensive way of saying something unpleasant

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