English Midterm Review

The repetition of similar, usually consonants, in a group of words (initial sound)

• Archetype

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Analogy

Opposites beside each other for effect

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• parallelism

• anecdote

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things which are basically dissimilar

• Simile

• Metaphor

• juxtaposition

• paraphrase

A reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.

• Personification

• Rhetorical question

• Paradox

• Allusion

The main idea or lesson learned

• Anecdote

• Paradox

• Theme

• Stanza

A very short story that is told to make a point

• Anecdote

• Metaphor

• Parallelism

• Archetype

Comparison throughout an entire poem or paragraph

• Allusion

• Extended Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Paraphrase

A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement for special effect

• Repetition

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

A figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of specific word of comparison such as like, as, than, or resembles.

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Extended Metaphor

Something that hints at something else, usually something abstract, such as an idea or belief.

• Symbol

• Theme

• Utilitarian

• Analogy