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Imagery
a) giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
b) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
c) The opposite of hyperbole, refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended.
d) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

Assonance
a) The repetition of vowel sounds in nonrhyming words for example, asleep under a tree, or each evening.
b) The opposite of hyperbole, refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended.
c) A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. It must be something tangible.
d) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

symbol
a) The repetition of vowel sounds in nonrhyming words for example, asleep under a tree, or each evening.
b) A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself, must be something tangible.
c) A brief reference to a person, place, event, or idea in history or literature
d) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

allusion
a) The repetition of vowel sounds in nonrhyming words for example, asleep under a tree, or each evening.
b) A brief reference to a person, place, event, or idea in history or literature
c) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
d) The opposite of hyperbole, refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended. 12. Allusion

understatement
a) The opposite of hyperbole, refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended.
b) The repetition of vowel sounds in nonrhyming words for example, asleep under a tree, or each evening.
c) A brief reference to a person, place, event, or idea in history or literature
d) a force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel. (another character, nature, society, or within)

antagonist
a) A brief reference to a person, place, event, or idea in history or literature
b) main character clearly central to the story in a novel, play, or story
c) a force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel. (another character, nature, society, or within)
d) giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

protagonist
a) giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
b) a force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel. (another character, nature, society, or within)
c) main character clearly central to the story in a novel, play, or story
d) a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect

hyperbole
a) a force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel. (another character, nature, society, or within)
b) repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
c) a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
d) main character clearly central to the story in a novel, play, or story

alliteration
a) giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
b) repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
c) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
d) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. The comparison forces an image

onomatopoeia
a) A brief reference to a person, place, event, or idea in history or literature
b) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. The comparison forces an image
c) use of words whose sounds echo their meanings (buzz, whisper)
d) A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. It must be something tangible.

simile
a) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. The comparison forces an image
b) a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
c) The opposite of hyperbole, refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended.
d) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common, using “like” or “as”

metaphor
a) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. The comparison forces an image
b) The repetition of vowel sounds in nonrhyming words for example, asleep under a tree, or each evening.
c) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common, using “like” or “as”
d) A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. It must be something tangible.

personification
a) giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
b) Consists of descriptive words, phrases, or figures of speech that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
c) a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common, using “like” or “as”
d) A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. A symbol must be something tangible.

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