Stylistic Features Comp Review English 7

What is Personification?

• Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase

• A contradictory statement that may seem silly but actually makes sense

• The use of 'like' or 'as' to make a connection

• Applying human characteristics to inanimate objects

What is Simile?

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

• Applying human characteristics to inanimate objects

• Used to bring light to harsh or difficult ideas

• An exaggerated statement used to convey a point

Which of the following does NOT show Juxtaposition?

• All's fair in love and war

• The lemon was tangy and bittersweet

• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

• That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

A comparison between two unlike things is...

Which of the following is an Idiom?

• The lemon was tangy and bittersweet

• My teacher told me I was on fire after I aced my quiz

• The dancer was as graceful as a swan

• I've told you a million times to clean your room

What is Onomatopoeia?

• Recurring ideas in literary works

• Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words that imitate sounds

• Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words

Which of the following is NOT an example of Alliteration?

• How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

• She sells seashells by the sea shore

• Professional pumpkin pickers are prone to pick the plumpest pumpkins

• The slithery snake hissed at my brother (he deserved it)

What is Oxymoron?

• A short phrase in which contradictory words are placed side by side

• An exaggerated statement used to state a point

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A phrase that contradicts itself but still somehow makes sense

What type of imagery pertains to the sense of smell?

Which of the following describes Gustatory Imagery?

• The air smelled salty by the sea

• The blanket was as soft as a cloud

• The lemon was tangy and bittersweet

• The book was old and yellowed