Figurative Language

Front

What is the term for language that appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste?

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Imagery

Front

What term describes the author's attitude toward the subject of the text?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the term for the truth, message, or lesson of a poem?

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Theme

Front

What is a type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What do we call the literary device that gives human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or animal?

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Personification

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What literary device involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

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

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Motif

Front

What is the term for the use of irony to mock or convey contempt?

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Sarcasm