Vocabulary Term 1 17-18

repeating consonant sounds in the beginning of words which are close to each other.

• assonance
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

figures of speech that go beyond the literal meaning of the words and add impactful meanings

• cliche
• irony
• theme
• figurative language

comparing 2 or more unlike things without using like or as

• simile
• metaphor
• irony
• personification 

giving human qualities to non-human objects

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification
• alliteration

extreme exaggeration of words in a sentence used for effect

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• hyperbole

comparing 2 or more unlike things using the words like or as

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

words that represent sounds

• hyperbole
• cliche
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

the end of a story where the conflict is resolved and the story comes to an end

• falling action
• rising action
• resoluation
• exposition

the part of a story where the pivotal scene takes place, where the emotional intensity is the highest

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

the part of a story where the pivotal scene takes place, where the emotional intensity is the highest

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution