English 8th final
simile - comparing 2 things using “like” or “as”
metaphor - comparing 2 things without using “like” or “as”
personification - giving human traits to nonhuman things
allusion - referring to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work to compare in the reader’s mind
alliteration - 3 or more words in a sentence having the same sound
imagery - descriptive words that create a picture in the reader’s mind
hyperbole - exaggeration
mood - the way the story makes YOU feel
theme - the message
onomatopoeia - words that make the sound that they say
euphemism - saying things indirectly
metonymy - related word or phrase is used instead of the original word or phrase. For example, "the crown" for the monarchy or "the White House" for the U.S. government.
idiom - a phrase that is not used literally
oxymoron - two antonyms next to each other (pretty ugly)
POV - 1, 2, 3, the pronouns a story uses to tell it
simile - comparing 2 things using “like” or “as”
metaphor - comparing 2 things without using “like” or “as”
personification - giving human traits to nonhuman things
allusion - referring to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work to compare in the reader’s mind
alliteration - 3 or more words in a sentence having the same sound
imagery - descriptive words that create a picture in the reader’s mind
hyperbole - exaggeration
mood - the way the story makes YOU feel
theme - the message
onomatopoeia - words that make the sound that they say
euphemism - saying things indirectly
metonymy - related word or phrase is used instead of the original word or phrase. For example, "the crown" for the monarchy or "the White House" for the U.S. government.
idiom - a phrase that is not used literally
oxymoron - two antonyms next to each other (pretty ugly)
POV - 1, 2, 3, the pronouns a story uses to tell it