Ela 1st Semester Exams Study Guide Flashcards


SIMILE

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another
using "like" or "as" used to make a description
more vivid.


METAPHOR

A figure of speech that compares two different words no using
"like" or "as".


ALLITERATION

A figure of speech with the occurrence of the same letters or sound
at the beginning of closely connected words.


HYPERBOLE

A figure of speech that is an exaggerated statement or claims not
meant to be taken literally.


IDIOM

A figure of speech that is a group of words whose collective meaning
is quite different from their individual, literal meaning.


PERSONIFICATION

A figure of speech that gives a non-living thing (object) a human action.


ONOMATOPOEIA

A figure of speech that makes words whose sound suggest their meanings.


ALLUSION

A figure of speech that references to a person, place, or event from
literature, sports, history, movie, or the arts.