TN Ready Review 2024

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• imagery

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance
• repetition
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis

• alliteration
• repetition
• assonance
• consonance

The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together

• simile
• imagery
• consonance
• alliteration

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Structure

"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor 
• Style

"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Theme
• Plot
• Rhyme
• Imagery

The poem "There was a child went forth" by Walt Whitman is about how everything we experience in life changes or shapes us. This idea is the poem's ___________________. 

• Style
• Rhythm
• Theme
• Plot