English 11 Reading VDOE SOL Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for writing that influences the reader to believe what the author suggests?

Back

Persuasive writing.

Front

What is the term for extreme exaggeration, such as 'She laughed her head off'?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

What do we call identical final word sounds at the end of lines of poetry?

Back

Rhyme.

Front

What is a word whose sound suggests its meaning, like 'buzz' or 'ring'?

Back

Onomatopoeia.

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase, such as 'mad hatter'?

Back

Assonance.

Front

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

Back

Simile.

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification.

Front

What is the term for a statement that contradicts itself, like 'deafening silence'?

Back

Oxymoron.

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as 'She sells sea shells'?

Back

Alliteration.

Front

What is the term for the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?

Back

Meter.