10th Grade Unit #2 Quiz #6 (Quarterly Final)

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.

impenetrable

Impossible to pass through or enter.

indignation

Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

conviction

A fixed or firm belief.

dispel

To drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.

serpent

a snake

inexorable

Unyielding; unalterable.

solicit

To seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.

desolation

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

oblivion

The state of being completely forgotten or unknown.

vehement

Strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

intonation

The pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.

conflagration

A large, destructive fire.

averred

Declared or affirmed solemnly and formally as true.

becalmed

A state of a sailing vessel when it is unable to move due to a lack of wind.

agony

Extreme physical or mental suffering.

gossamer

A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.

ghastly

Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.

glimmered

Shone faintly with a wavering light.

spectre

A ghost or phantom.

penitence

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.

mariner

A sailor.

sultry

Hot and humid weather.

dank

Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

whizz

To move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound.

aghast

Filled with horror or shock.

fathom

A unit of length equal to six feet, used chiefly in nautical contexts to measure the depth of water.

penance

Voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.

rue

Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).

seraph

An angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.