What is the term this example represents:

“A rolling stone gathers no moss.”

Hint: Similar to aphorism and colloquialism.

The correct term for:

the opposite of “Literal Language” is....

What is the correct term for:

A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness.

Ex: “Physically challenged,” in place of “crippled.”

What is the term for a a kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa.

Ex: “Check out my new wheels.”

What is the term used when an author:

Replaces an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept.

Ex: “I could not understand his tongue,”

My feet are so cold they feel like popsicles” is an example of:

"America is to the world as the hippo is to the jungle” is an example of:

Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind. Usually this involves the five senses is a literary device referred to as:

A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language is referred to as:

When you say something and mean the opposite/something different is an example of which type of "irony"?

When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that the character doesn't and would be surprised to find out--- is an example of:

Found in the plot (or story line) of a book, story, or movie.

Sometimes it makes you laugh because it's funny how things turn out. (For example, Johnny spent two hours planning on sneaking into the movie theater and missed the movie--- is an example of which type of irony?:

When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox – “wise fool,” “eloquent silence,” “jumbo shrimp" is an:

A term for when an author sometimes places things side by side for the purposes of comparison- for the purpose of making a point--

The atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice (diction) is a literary device known as:

A recurring idea in a piece of literature in a novel is referred to as a:

The speed or tempo of an author’s writing is known as:

A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.“You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job”

is an example of a:

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row.

This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent.

Ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.

Ex: “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

Also called antimetabole- is an example of:

Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. Parallelism is used to add emphasis, organization, or sometimes pacing to writing.

Ex: “Cinderella swept the floor, dusted the mantle, and beat the rugs” is an example of:

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

“Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of classic:

When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line. “To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!” is an example of:

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words is an example of what poetic device?

Ex: “Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door"

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds is an example of:

Ex:

“From the molten-golden notes"

The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes is an example of:

Ex: Snap, rustle, boom, murmur

The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes.

For example, the following lines have a rhyme scheme of a b a b c d c d:

When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar.

“I sat upon a stone, / And found my life has gone.”

When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme.

“Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you.”

This is an example of:

A regular pattern to the syllables in lines of poetry is known as:

Poetry that doesn’t have much meter or rhyme is known as:

Poetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables, alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”

Hint: Sounds like a heart beat.....

A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into three quatrains and a couplet is a classic Shakespearean....

– When a word that has two or more meanings is used in a humorous way

Ex:

Always trust a glue salesman. They tend to stick to their word.

When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions. Normally, a conjunction is used only before the last item in a list.

Examples of : “I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows.”

Polysyndeton is often used to slow down the pace of the writing and/or add an authoritative tone.