Final Exam Review

Front

What is the term for a word that imitates a sound?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

True or false? Figurative language is non-literal and is used for effect in literature.

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True

Front

What is a non-literal phrase used for effect called?

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Idiom

Front

What part of the sentence tells what the subject IS or DOES?

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Predicate

Front

What is a comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

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Alliteration

Front

What is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words?

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Idiom