Lit terms matching - Quiz
| __ | 1. | alliteration | | A. | the repeating of beginning consonant sounds | | __ | 2. | allusion | | B. | when an author makes a reference to a common story | | __ | 3. | dialect | | C. | speech that reflects the grammar of a region or group | | __ | 4. | hyperbole | | D. | the use of sensory details, vivid details that describe | | __ | 5. | imagery | | E. | extreme exaggeration used to make an often comic point | | __ | 6. | irony | | F. | Sound Words, words that sound like their meaning | | __ | 7. | metaphor | | G. | words used in a way opposite of their usual meaning | | __ | 8. | onomatopeoia | | H. | an indirect comparison | | __ | 9. | personification | | I. | when non human things are given human characteristics | | __ | 10. | rhyme | | J. | words that sound alike |
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