10th Grade Unit #2 Quiz #3

simile

a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items.

metaphor

a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

personification

A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

hyperbole

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

imagery

the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader

irony

a contradiction between what happens and what is expected.

frame narrative

a literary technique that involves a story within a story. In this technique, a narrator in one setting tells a story that takes place in another time and place.

foreshadowing

the use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur

symbolism

the use of symbols that stand for or represent something else.

oxymoron

links two opposite or contradictory words in order to point out an idea or situation that seems contradictory or inconsistent but on closer inspection turns out to be somehow true.

antithesis

a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”.

repetition

used to emphasize important ideas

onomatopoeia

the use of words that imitate sounds

-dict-

speak

-neg-

no; not

-ject-

throw

-ver-

truth

-voc-

voice; call out

docile

Easily managed or handled; tractable.

insupportable

Unbearable; intolerable.

diffident

Lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.

eulogy

A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.

sympathize

To feel compassion, as for suffering or trouble.

oriental

Pertaining to the East; Eastern.

irksome

Annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome.

melancholy

A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.

tranquil

Free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm.

perseverance

Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

marvellous

Causing great wonder; extraordinary.