100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know 1-10

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What is the term for comparing two things that are not alike?

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Analogy

Front

What literary device involves the repetition of the same sounds?

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Alliteration

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What does it mean to have great ambition?

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Aspire

Front

What is the term for bringing out the best in someone or something?

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Accentuate

Front

What does it mean to trick someone?

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Bamboozle

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What is a word that means to express a strong desire or hope for something?

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Yearn

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a literary work?

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Motif