Language Devices one - Man Like K

What is pathetic fallacy?

• Giving non-human objects human qualities

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• When the weather or atmosphere describes the mood

What does personification involve?

• Comparing two things using 'is' or 'are'

• Using 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison

• Giving human qualities to non-human objects

• Giving human qualities to animals

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• Using the same letter at the beginning of adjacent words

• A comparison that extends throughout a paragraph

• An indirect comparison using 'like' or 'as'

What distinguishes a metaphor from a simile?

• Describing the mood through weather

• Comparing two things using 'is' or 'are'

• Giving human qualities to non-human objects

• Using 'like' or 'as' for comparison

What is an oxymoron?

• Two opposite ideas presented together

• Two opposite words placed side by side

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A long metaphor

What is irony?

• Describing sounds with words

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• A direct comparison using 'is' or 'are'

• A situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated

What does hyperbole mean?

• Exaggeration for effect

• A subtle comparison

• An understatement

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

What is alliteration?

• Words in a row beginning with the same letter

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Giving non-human objects human qualities

• Two opposite words placed side by side

What is onomatopoeia?

• Words that describe sounds

• Giving human qualities to non-human objects

• Using 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison

• A comparison using 'is' or 'are'

What is zoomorphism?

• A long metaphor

• Giving animal qualities to humans

• Describing the mood through weather

• Repetition of consonant sounds