Preparing for Literature

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison without "like" or "as"

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A type of rhyme

• An example of irony

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison without "like" or "as"

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• A type of irony

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A form of hyperbole

• An internal monologue

• The setting of a poem

What is irony?

• The repetition of sounds

• A metaphor for sadness

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• A dramatic event

What is allusion?

• A reference to another work or event

• A type of rhyme

• A form of repetition

• A monologue

What is symbolism?

• Describing a setting

• Using an object to represent a larger idea

• Breaking the fourth wall

• Repeating consonants

What is foreshadowing?

• An ironic twist

• A clue or hint about what will happen later

• A poem’s rhythm

• An aside

What is an oxymoron?

• Two contradictory terms placed together

• A poetic rhythm

• A form of understatement

• A dramatic monologue

What is juxtaposition?

• Repeating a sound

• Placing two elements side by side for contrast

• Building suspense

• A long speech

What is hyperbole?

• A historical reference

• Exaggeration for effect

• Understatement

• A plot twist