An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

The "feeling" or idea of a word beyond its definition

A word that is similar to another word

Words that are spelled the same but are different in context

A word that is the opposite of another word

A way of comparing two normally unlike things

Personification is...

To give human characteristics to something nonhuman

An Onomatopoeia is...

A word whose meaning and sound are directly related

A figurative phrase that doesn't make sense literally

Comparing two things directly, often using "like" or "as"

Words that sound alike but are spelled differently

Escaping from reality through imagination or entertainment

Showing past events are shown previous to the main story

the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions.

A form of a language spoken regionally or by social groups

A person talking to themselves aloud and alone

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Hyperbole is....
What the Super Bowl used to be called
A severe understatement used sarcastically
An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
I don't know
2
Connotation is....
A math problem
The definition of a word
The "feeling" or idea of a word beyond its definition
A way to show that two ideas are similar
3
Denotation is...
A hint earlier in a book that something bigger will happen
The literal meaning of a word
The "feeling" or idea of a word
What you get when you act up in class
4
A synonym is....
A type of sentence
A word that is similar to another word
A word that is the opposite of another word
Another name for a really old book
5
Homonyms are
Words wORds WOrdS WsRdO SDROW Words
Words that mean the same thing
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
Words that are spelled the same but are different in context
6
An antonym is....
A long, uninterrupted speech
A word that is the opposite of another word
A word that is similar to another word
A colony of ants
7
A metaphor is...
A way of comparing two normally unlike things
I don't know
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
A comparative type of essay
8
Personification is...
I don't know
The act of creating a character in a book
To give human characteristics to something nonhuman
To tell someone a very believable lie
9
An Onomatopoeia is...
A made up word.
A greek word that means "to say something in too many words"
I don't know
A word whose meaning and sound are directly related
10
An idiom is...
A figurative phrase that doesn't make sense literally
When the reader knows something a character does not
A phrase that only people from a certain area or group say
An idiot
11
A simile is...
Comparing two things directly, often using "like" or "as"
A comparison between large ideas over the course of a novel
An extra big smile that feels fake
I don't know
12
Homophones are
Words that means the same thing
The same exact words
Definitely something I just don't know what
Words that sound alike but are spelled differently
13
Escapism is...
Always needing to know the escape routes in a building
Escaping the existential never ending dread solely by baking
Escaping from reality through imagination or entertainment
Being addicted to Escape rooms
14
A flashback is...
A literary device that jumps forward in time during a story
I don't know
The Flash's prequel movie to The Justice League
Showing past events are shown previous to the main story
15
Catharsis is....
An internal monologue no other character can hear in a story
I don't know
A literary device that shows how a character really feels
the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions.
16
Dialect is
All of speech
A form of a language spoken regionally or by social groups
A literary device where characters conflict without motive
The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions
17
A soliloquy is...
I don't know
A person talking to themselves aloud and alone
A grand speech made to a great audience
A poem that does not rhyme and has 7 stanzas

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