click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Literary Terms
6th grade Lit: Word List #1
Question | Answer |
---|---|
alliteration | the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonant, at the beginnings of words |
hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, to make a point or to evoke humor |
idiom | a saying or group of words that takes on special meaning, different from the usual meaning of the words that make it up |
metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things without the use of connective words such as like or as |
onomatopoeia | the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describe |
personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature or an idea is given human characteristics |
simile | a figure of speech using a word or phrase such as like or as to compare seemingly unlike things |