English II Spring Final

the use of the same beginning consonant sounds in a line or verse

• palindrome

• idiom

• synonym

• alliteration

a comparison in which one thing is said to be another

• proverb

• pun

• adage

• metaphor

a word that imitates the sound it represents

• onomatopoeia

• antonym

• alliteration

• pun

an exaggerated statement

• proverb

• cliche

• hyperbole

• idiom

an exaggerated statement

• proverb

• cliche

• hyperbole

• idiom

giving human qualities to animals or objects

• antonym

• palindrome

• assonance

• personification

When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using

• ironic speech
• verbal irony
• trickery
• verbal disagreement

When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called

• situational irony
• intelligent craft
• dramatic irony
• rising action

When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called

• a surprise resolution
• situational irony
• suspense
• dramatic irony

Define: flashback

• a short amusing story to make a point

• when the plot jumps backward to an earlier time

• when characters face more and more conflicts

• hints the author gives about what will happen later in the story