7th grade ELAR /Reading- Midterm

Front

What is the term for words that vividly describe a sound, mimicking the sound itself?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What figure of speech gives human-like characteristics to an abstract idea or non-human thing?

Back

Personification

Front

What poetic technique is used in the line: 'We’ve braved the belly of the beast.'?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is the point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts exposed to the audience?

Back

3rd Person Omniscient

Front

What is a direct comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the term for exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a narrative perspective that only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character?

Back

3rd Person Limited

Front

What is the term for a literary device that involves a contradiction or a situation that seems to defy logic?

Back

Paradox