EOC Vocabulary

Which of these is the definition of an EPIPHANY?

• a sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something

• an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event)

• an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure

• all of these

Answer explanation

The light bulb is to represent a bright idea, or epiphany.

This is a sudden realization or understanding of a topic.

A ​ (a)   compares two things using the words ​like or ​as .

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously

• A hint at something that will happen later

• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

Inform means...

• Give informal speech

• Give information and facts

• Take the form

• Give in a form

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you

• Make people angry

• Make people think the opposite thing

• Make people happy

the information that helps support or prove the claim

• concession

• counterclaim

• evidence

• fallacy

Define the term 'synonym'.

• A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A word that sounds the same as another word

• A word that is spelled the same as another word

What is the meaning of 'antonym'?

• A word that has the same meaning as another word

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A word that sounds the same as another word

• A word that is spelled the same as another word

Identify the correct definition of 'metaphor'.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect

Choose the correct meaning of 'alliteration'.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words