Figures of Speech/Literary Terms

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes an indirect reference to a well-known person, place or event?

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allusion

Front

What is it called when an outcome is the opposite of what is expected?

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irony

Front

What is it called when contradictory terms appear together side by side?

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oxymoron

Front

What is it called when words make sounds?

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onomatopoeia

Front

What is a comparison of unlike things using like or as?

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simile

Front

What is giving human characteristics to inanimate objects?

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personification

Front

What is an exaggeration used to make or prove a point?

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hyperbole

Front

What is a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually said?

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idiom

Front

What is a direct comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing?

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metaphor

Front

What is a phrase or expression that is overused?

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cliché