4 Two Kinds Academic Vocabulary & Literary Terms

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Rhyme

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The repetition of sounds at the end of words.

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

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Ambitious

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Having a strong desire for success or achievement.

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Prodigy

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A person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.