English 9 style terms quiz

Sensory Imagery

Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses

Simile

Comparison using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

Direct comparison without "like" or "as"

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration

Allusion

Reference to something well known

Personification

Giving human traits to nonhuman things

Pun

Play on words; ex. "egg-sellent"

Idiom

Common saying; ex. "raining cats and dogs"

Understatement

Downplaying something on purpose

Oxymoron

Two opposite words together; ex. "icy hot"

Symbol

Object with deeper meaning

Motif

Recurring element with meaning

Denotative Diction

Word used for its dictionary meaning

Connotative Diction

Word used for its emotional meaning

Informal/Slang Diction

Casual or slang language

Formal Diction

Academic or serious language

Rhetorical Question

Question asked for effect, not answer

Parallel Structure

Similar grammatical structure

Anaphora

Repetition at the beginning

Epistrophe

Repetition at the end

Hypophora

Asking and answering a question

Choppy Syntax

Short, abrupt sentences

Long, Flowing Syntax

Long, complex sentences

Varied Syntax

Mix of long and short sentences

Repetition

Repeating words or phrases

Alliteration

Repetition of beginning sounds

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

Onomatopoeia

Word that imitates a sound

End Rhyme

Rhyme at the end of lines

Internal Rhyme

Rhyme within a line

Foreshadowing

Hint of what will happen later

Situational Irony

Opposite of what you expect happens

Verbal Irony

Saying the opposite of what you mean

Line Length

How long lines in a poem are

Stanzas

Paragraphs in a poem

Conflict

Main problem or tension

Characterization

How a character is shown

Tone

Author's attitude

Mood

Feeling created for the audience

Theme

Message or lesson in a story