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Personification is...
Catering to the main character (unless they aren't a person)
Giving human characteristics to a non- human being
a person if they're on vacation
one per son if each nation provides some
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The definition of pun is puny
similar sounding words and/or with multiple meanings
character limit is a pain, don't disrespect Donald
did I hear minnie mouse?
teeny tiny puny mini
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An allegory is...
A political comic in a newspaper
A story/poem that teaches a moral lesson at the end
A problem that occurs in a story
A crime that is committed in a story
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An assonance is...
The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence
The repetition of sentences in a sentence
The repetition of words in a sentence
The repetition of consonant sounds in a sentence
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Juxtaposition is...
a word
The positioning of two ideas to show a contrast between them
an example of can't teach an old dog a new trick
just a position
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What about onomatopoeia?
A word that derives from a sound, Words that describe sounds
The action of automatically writing a story without thought
pea? pee? eep!
An action, place, or thing
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What is an oxymoron?
A moron
A sentence that has words that contradict each other
Maybe an ox that's a moron
no, you're all wrong, it's you
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Which one of these is an example of a euphemism?
A word used to in replacement of the original word
the unclogged toilet in europe
bloop-bloops as a euphemism for pooping
bark as a euphemism for tree
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Which one of the following is the definition of Genre?
supernatural
Types of generations in a region of a place in a story
Classification of types of stories based on similar concepts
genre in a bottle
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Cacophony is...
A saying that is used too often
The use of words that create pleasant and harmonious sounds
The opposite of euphony
The use of words that create unmelodious or harsh sounds
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Metaphor is not...
An indirect comparison
A comparison not using like or as
what this example means : I live in a spider web
the first stage of metamorphosis
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What is imagery?
the vast green forest with large, droopy leaves
whatever your imagination wants
Descriptive, creates an image in your mind
magic
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An example of a cliche would be
"It was a sunny day..."
"Practice makes perfect!"
"Barty the beaver bought a baseball bat"
"The breeze swept the dead autumn leaves off the ground"
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What is Metonymy?
Meteors before they are space
Me and Tony with my metonymy
Refer to a thing by something closely related to it
My anatomy
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An allusion is...
The main idea of a story/poem
A passing reference without mentioning it directly
When you see something that is not there
The difference between two ideas in a piece of writing
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An example of alliteration would be...
Andy ate apples in Alaska
She sold sea shells by the sea shore
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A bug bit the black bear
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An analogy is...
A comparison between two things without using like or as
A small analysis of a story
A comparison between two things using the words like or as
When a story refers to other stories
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Atmosphere is defined as...
The author/main character's feelings in a story
The weather in a story
When a conflict arises in a story
The overall feeling or mood of a story
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Euphony is defined as...
Opposite of cacophony
Words in a poem/story that makes a sentence sound harsh
A sentence with a mix of alliterations and metaphors
Words in a poem/story that makes a sentence sound pleasant
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What is a paradox?
A paragraph consisting of words that rhyme at the beginning
Something unreasonable that would make sense after explained
What's your obsession with ox?
Clearly, it's a pair of ox
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One word : Irony (Which of the following is the definition of irony)
Meaning the opposite, contradiction happening, add emphasis
trees trees oceans lands
dkfuh lifhjlof yes. keyboard smash it
My flat iron
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An enjambment is...
The combination of metaphors and similes
The continuation of a sentence without pausing in a poem
The combination of synonyms and antonyms
The combination of verbs and adjectives
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NASA, BTS and FBI are some of the many examples of...
Simile
Alliteration
Acronym
Assonance
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An apostrophe is...
A piece in a speech/poem addressed to a person or thing
When a character has a flashback in a story
A form of punctuation used to show possession of an item
When the first catastrophe happens in a story
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Consonance is...
The repetition of consonant sounds in a sentence
A poem that uses more than one literary device
A word that stays constant in a poem/story
The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence
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Which of the following is the definition of hyperbole? With an example
"I drank a ton of water"
My friend got electrocuted, let's visit it's grave
An exaggeration
an exaggeration such as "I drank a ton of water"
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An anecdote is defined as...
A cure for disease
A short and amusing story based on personal experiences
A story that ends abruptly
A story that has no solution to the problem
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Definition of motif is?
Something that is reoccuring
fitom
To discover the motive of the main antagonist in a story
A jumpscare
