Literary Terms: 1-10

The repetition of the same consonant 2 or more times in short succession. ex:) "pitter patter":

What's a pattern in literature found in a variety of different cultures throughout the ages?

"Break, break, break, on my cold gray stones, O sea!"  is an example of:

"The branches danced in the wind" is an example of:

"Seven silver swans swam silently seaward" is an example of:

A comparison of two dissimilar objects using "like" or "as" is called a:

A direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea

A comparison of two dissilimar things without using "like" or "as" is called a:

What is the repetition of a vowel sound in the beginning, middle, or end of a word called?

A device in which words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm is called:

Across cultures, winter and spring are associated with the ideas of death & rebirth.  This is:

"My heart is an empty room" is an example of:

When William Bradford compares the Pilgrims to Moses' people, he is using a Biblical:

"LeOnardO diCapriO" is an example of:

Giving non-human objects human qualities or characteristics is called:

What is "the sound slipped into the sea" an example of?

In "Ode to a Grecian Urn," Keats is speaking directly to the figures on a vase.  This is:

Most so-called eye rhymes (such as 'word' and 'lord,' or 'blood,' 'food,' and 'good') are:

"The lightning storm was like fireworks on the 4th of July" is an example of:

What is a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing?