LITERARY TERMS

"The ball streaked across the field like a meteor" is an example of:

"Fit as a fiddle" and "Time heals all wounds" are examples of:

A _______________suggests that two different things are the same thing.

"As clear as an empty glass" is an example of a:

In poetry or prose, the use of the word "suits" to represent businessmen or businesswomen is:

In poetry or prose, the literary technique that makes a non- human thing seem human is:

A poem that is laid out to look like its subject is known as:

A comparison between relatively unlike things that does not use "as" or "like" is:

"The sound of drums boomed in my head" is an example of:

"The kicker's extra-point kick missed by a mile!" is an example of:

"Silent as a shadow in the moonlight" is an example of:

"Like a human corkscrew, he spirals into the air" is an example of:

A 5 line poem in which ones 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme (aabba rhyme pattern) is:

A set amount of lines in a poem that are specifically grouped for rhyme or meter is:

A poem that has no rhythm or rhyme is known as:

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is an example of:

"The fog comes on little cat feet" is an example of

A direct comparison between two unlike things that use the words "as" or "like" is:

"Trees shrug snow from their branches" is an example of:

A poem or verse that has repeated sounds is known as:

"Give us this day our daily bread" is an example of:

A figure of speech that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words used is:

A word that has the opposite meaning as another word is:

The use of the word "kids" instead of "children" or "students" is an example of

A stanza in poetry is:

"Patty was the prettiest piglet in the pen" is an example of:

A great or an extreme exaggeration is the definition of:

A short poem that focuses on the poet's feelings is known as:

"The tree invited us to come and play" is an example of:

"Sam soared down the street on her sleek skateboard" is an example of:

In the phrase "We'd get cracking before Dad became too busy in the fields", "get cracking" is:

"I could hear your laughter from the other side of the city" is an example of:

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word is:

An over-used expression is known as:

An expression that is used in everyday spoken language but not in formal speech or writing is:

"Life is a curly slide full of twists and turns" is an example of:

"The jet zoomed across the sky" is an example of:

"The cliff is essentially a vertical puzzle" is an example of:

A figure of speech in which a part is used to mean the whole (or whole for a part) is:

Descriptive language used to appeal to the reader's senses, primarily that of sight is called:

A non-rhyming 3 line poem with a total of 17 syllables is:

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words is known as:

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or ideas is:

A 14 line poem with strict rules about rhythm and rhyme is known as:

"The interview was a mountain to overcome" is an example of:

A group of lines that form the verse of the poem is called a:

"The waves danced happily in the sunlight" is an example of:

In poetry or prose, the use of "gonna" for "going to" is an example of:

The phrase "Dad's vintage Mustang was a sweet set of wheels" is an example of:

A word that makes the sound of the action it describes: