ENGLISH 10H S1 FINAL REVIEW - KEY TERMS

Front

A comparison of two things using like or as

Back

Simile

Front

The old house was dark and full of cobwebs. It seemed as if no one had entered in at least a dozen years. The floor boards creaked beneath our feet as we walked. The above lines give the _________ of the story

Back

Setting

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of irony?

Back

Constructed

Front

An exaggeration or overstatement. [EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse; He's as big as a house].

Back

Hyperbole

Front

An inference is...

Back

Text evidence + what you know

Front

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

Back

Metaphor

Front

The central message or insight revealed through a literary work

Back

Theme

Front

The use of language to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning

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Irony

Front

The time and place in which a story occurs

Back

Setting

Front

A literary device that gives human qualities to non-human things

Back

Personification