PSSA Vocabulary Set 2

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Affix

Back

A prefix or suffix

Front

What does alliteration refer to?

Back

The repetition of beginning sounds in neighboring words

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Using exaggeration to emphasize a feeling, situation or issue

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Imagery

Back

Imagery is the use of descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Allusion

Back

A brief, indirect reference to another person, place, thing, idea or writing

Front

Which term refers to giving human qualities to non-human objects?

Back

Personification

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Idiom

Back

A phrase, unique to a culture, that can't be taken literally

Front

Buzz, splash, bam, pow, or animal sounds like: moo, neigh, meow, oink are examples of what type of figurative language?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.