Final Exam Review F24

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What literary term describes the use of informal language or expressions?

Back

Slang

Front

What is the term for a distinctive variety of language spoken by members of an identifiable regional group, nation, or social class?

Back

Dialect

Front

True or False: Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie is known for her use of anecdotes.

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True

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

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

Back

Personification

Front

What is a brief story used to illustrate a point or make a point?

Back

Anecdote

Front

What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration