a difference between what is expected and what occurs.

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

a phrase that consists of two contradictory words.

comparing two things without using like or as

repetition of the same ending sound.

comparing two things using like or as

use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning.

when one thing is used to represent something else.

Personification is...

giving human characteristics to something not quite human.

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"they were as peaceful as the moon"
simile
imagery
onomatopoeia
metaphor
2
"lashing-gnashing" "Sounding, pounding rain"
imagery
onomatopoeia
rhyme
alliteration
3
"Swishswashing" "crashing"
metaphor
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
4
"a blaze of stars tore open the sky"
hyperbole
imagery
simile
metaphor
5
"slithering down through the slippery sand"
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
allusion
6
Irony is...
the type or category to which a literary work belongs.
the perspective from which a literary work is told.
the time and place of a literary work.
a difference between what is expected and what occurs.
7
"desert inferno"
imagery
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
8
Alliteration is...
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
extreme exaggeration
the repetition of vowel sounds
a reference to something well-known
9
Oxymoron is...
a phrase that consists of two contradictory words.
repetition of the same sound.
the time and place of a literary work.
the author's attitude toward the subject of a literary work.
10
Hyperbole is...
comparing two things using like or as
comparing two things without using like or as
repetition of initial consonant sounds
extreme exaggeration
11
Metaphor is...
a pattern of rhyme
comparing two things using like or as
when a character says one thing but means another
comparing two things without using like or as
12
"The cold water makes your skin feel like peppermint."
alliteration
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
13
Rhyme is...
repetition of vowel sounds.
the sequence of events in a literary work.
repetition of the same ending sound.
repetition of initial consonant sounds.
14
"It muffled the chattery talk of the low tide waves"
onomatopoeia
imagery
alliteration
personification
15
Simile is...
the main idea of a literary work
comparing two things without using like or as
use of a word whose sound imitates the word
comparing two things using like or as
16
Onomatopoeia is...
word choice to create a certain effect.
repetition of vowel sounds in a literary work.
use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning.
a pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry.
17
"past the ghosts of evergreens"
simile
metaphor
imagery
personification
18
"once more the water sparkled, beyond the islands across the wide bay to the edge of the world"
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
imagery
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Symbolism is...
repetition of initial consonant sounds.
when one thing is used to represent something else.
the author's attitude toward the subject of a literary work.
the overall message or main idea of a literary work.
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Personification is...
the main character in a literary work.
the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
the time and place of a literary work.
giving human characteristics to something not quite human.

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