The big green tree in the otherwise plain brown field

giving human traits to inhuman objects

to or more consecutive words that start with a consonant

a mild word for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

play on words based on the multiple meanings of one word

when you take something historical and make it an example

You can save more money by spending it

basic wording that only a native speaker would say

comparison of things without the use of like or as

comparing two things with like or as

Your backyard is a Garden of Eden

a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveal truth

the attribution of human behavior to a god animal or object.

is a phrase that has become lifeless because of overuse.

groups of words that have vowel repetition in the middle

Santa’s helpers are known as subordinate Clauses

Your eyes are blue like the ocean

A brief phrase which puts contradicting words together

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1
imagery
The big green tree in the otherwise plain brown field
Clap!
Why this car
its just a scratch
2
personification
when characters or places represent something else
giving human traits to inhuman objects
feeling or understanding someone else's pain
words that describe a detailed picture
3
alliteration
to or more consecutive words that start with a consonant
reason for characters behavior
a statement that says less than what is meant
work that makes fun of another work by imitating parts of it
4
personification
it's just a scratch
The picture jumped at me
the metrical analysis meter
rhyming within a verse
5
euphemism
Something that contradicts itself
that point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
the author tells us directly what the character is like
a mild word for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
6
hyperbole
two or more consonant sounds next to each other
something that contradicts itself
analysis of a verse
Extreme exaggeration
7
pun
play on words based on the multiple meanings of one word
he distinctive way in which a writer uses language
person place or thing that has its own meaning
8
allusion
a combination of stressed or unstressed syllables
rhyming within a verse
when you take something historical and make it an example
short poem inscribed on a tombstone
9
paradox
You can save more money by spending it
I am here and I am everywhere
Boy who cried wolf
Crazy Al
10
idiom
words that sound the same but have a different meaning
basic wording that only a native speaker would say
is one who does not change much in the course of a story
Comma used without conjunction to separate a series of words
11
imagery
difference between appearance and reality
painting an image with words
division of poetry named of the number of lines it contains
used at the end of a sentence when listing
12
metaphor
to or more consecutive words that starts with a consonant
uses something historical as an example
comparison of things without the use of like or as
a recurring image, phrase, or object used throughout a work
13
hyperbole
Bird
Othello
Bright Clouds
You're as tall as a tree
14
simile
understanding someone else's pain
uses irony to solve or moral dilema
comparing two things with like or as
descriptive words that paint a detailed picture
15
assonance
A cat fluffy and fat
Hear the mellow wedding bells
Robin to Batman
I came, I saw, I conquered
16
Onomatopoeia
Chicken Strips
Pretty Ugly
You're as big as texas
Oink
17
allusion
Look at those wheels
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden
Men sell the wedding bells
Love
18
Onomatopoeia
a phrasing with a double meaning
extreme exaggeration
the human insight of something
a word that echoes the meaning
19
cliche
Its a pig
I once saw that you could die from talking *Died from talkin
All for one, and one for all
As Sally was walking you could here the fresh sand crack
20
paradox
a poem mourning, usually about someone who has died
use of words whose sound echos
reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase
a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveal truth
21
anthropomorphism
the attribution of human behavior to a god animal or object.
light and amusing, usually with a happy ending
comparing things without like or as
repetition of the suffix
22
cliche
is a phrase that has become lifeless because of overuse.
not comparing with like or as
comparing with like or as
does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison
23
alliteration
Her eyes are blue like the ocean
He threw a ball and the table and it broke
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Run rover to the rainbow
24
assonance
a speaker or writers choice of words
the strugle between opposing forces or characters in a story
groups of words that have vowel repetition in the middle
relies more on emotional appeals then on facts
25
pun
Santa’s helpers are known as subordinate Clauses
Green like in the Great Gatsby
Bark!
Person
26
oxymoron
Pretty Ugly
Fog
I saw, I conquered
Can Cansis council Curtis
27
anthropomorphism
Micky Mouse
there is hundred sails coming our way
My church is a beauty of love
Honk!
28
idiom
Othello
Look at those nice wheels
Pig
Can I get a couple of bucks
29
metaphor
Jumbo Shrimp
my church is a beauty of love
The peacock peed on potatoes
Whoosh
30
Simile
Your eyes are blue like the ocean
My church is a beauty of love
We need the white house's approval
Honk!
31
oxymoron
a speaker or writer's choice of words.
the writer reveals the personality of a character.
A brief phrase which puts contradicting words together
a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts
32
euphemism
Oink!
Passed away instead of died.
Men sell the wedding bells
I'm as hungry as a hippo

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Literary Terms

32 termsStudBud Administration8 plays

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Questions 32

Answers

1
imagery
The big green tree in the otherwise plain brown field
Clap!
Why this car
its just a scratch
2
personification
when characters or places represent something else
giving human traits to inhuman objects
feeling or understanding someone else's pain
words that describe a detailed picture
3
alliteration
to or more consecutive words that start with a consonant
reason for characters behavior
a statement that says less than what is meant
work that makes fun of another work by imitating parts of it
4
personification
it's just a scratch
The picture jumped at me
the metrical analysis meter
rhyming within a verse
5
euphemism
Something that contradicts itself
that point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
the author tells us directly what the character is like
a mild word for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
6
hyperbole
two or more consonant sounds next to each other
something that contradicts itself
analysis of a verse
Extreme exaggeration
7
pun
play on words based on the multiple meanings of one word
he distinctive way in which a writer uses language
person place or thing that has its own meaning
8
allusion
a combination of stressed or unstressed syllables
rhyming within a verse
when you take something historical and make it an example
short poem inscribed on a tombstone
9
paradox
You can save more money by spending it
I am here and I am everywhere
Boy who cried wolf
Crazy Al
10
idiom
words that sound the same but have a different meaning
basic wording that only a native speaker would say
is one who does not change much in the course of a story
Comma used without conjunction to separate a series of words
11
imagery
difference between appearance and reality
painting an image with words
division of poetry named of the number of lines it contains
used at the end of a sentence when listing
12
metaphor
to or more consecutive words that starts with a consonant
uses something historical as an example
comparison of things without the use of like or as
a recurring image, phrase, or object used throughout a work
13
hyperbole
Bird
Othello
Bright Clouds
You're as tall as a tree
14
simile
understanding someone else's pain
uses irony to solve or moral dilema
comparing two things with like or as
descriptive words that paint a detailed picture
15
assonance
A cat fluffy and fat
Hear the mellow wedding bells
Robin to Batman
I came, I saw, I conquered
16
Onomatopoeia
Chicken Strips
Pretty Ugly
You're as big as texas
Oink
17
allusion
Look at those wheels
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden
Men sell the wedding bells
Love
18
Onomatopoeia
a phrasing with a double meaning
extreme exaggeration
the human insight of something
a word that echoes the meaning
19
cliche
Its a pig
I once saw that you could die from talking *Died from talkin
All for one, and one for all
As Sally was walking you could here the fresh sand crack
20
paradox
a poem mourning, usually about someone who has died
use of words whose sound echos
reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase
a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveal truth
21
anthropomorphism
the attribution of human behavior to a god animal or object.
light and amusing, usually with a happy ending
comparing things without like or as
repetition of the suffix
22
cliche
is a phrase that has become lifeless because of overuse.
not comparing with like or as
comparing with like or as
does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison
23
alliteration
Her eyes are blue like the ocean
He threw a ball and the table and it broke
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Run rover to the rainbow
24
assonance
a speaker or writers choice of words
the strugle between opposing forces or characters in a story
groups of words that have vowel repetition in the middle
relies more on emotional appeals then on facts
25
pun
Santa’s helpers are known as subordinate Clauses
Green like in the Great Gatsby
Bark!
Person
26
oxymoron
Pretty Ugly
Fog
I saw, I conquered
Can Cansis council Curtis
27
anthropomorphism
Micky Mouse
there is hundred sails coming our way
My church is a beauty of love
Honk!
28
idiom
Othello
Look at those nice wheels
Pig
Can I get a couple of bucks
29
metaphor
Jumbo Shrimp
my church is a beauty of love
The peacock peed on potatoes
Whoosh
30
Simile
Your eyes are blue like the ocean
My church is a beauty of love
We need the white house's approval
Honk!
31
oxymoron
a speaker or writer's choice of words.
the writer reveals the personality of a character.
A brief phrase which puts contradicting words together
a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts
32
euphemism
Oink!
Passed away instead of died.
Men sell the wedding bells
I'm as hungry as a hippo