ELA Vocab Quiz

is an indirect comparison between two different things using the keyboard like or as

is a direct comparison that asserts that one thing is another thing not just that one is like another 

consist of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases or clauses 

consist of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them 

is the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase or clause 

involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it. It allows you to call attention to emphasize and expand a word or idea to make sure the reader realizes it’s important. 

combines snapshots and epistrophe, so that one word or phrase is repeated at the beginning, and another word or phrase is repeated at the end of the sentence 

is the repetition of grammar elements. It creates symmetry between opposite ideas as a way to emphasize differences example no pain no gain. 

is the opposite of anaphra where the repetition of the same word or words at the end of a sentence 

is a form understatement, where the writer denies the opposite of what would be expected example sarcasm 

is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of the sentence 

Exemplum mean citing an example using an illustrative story either true or fictitious to clarify or prove a point 

an extreme exaggeration deliberately exaggerates conditions for emphasize or affect 

metaphorically represents an animal or object as having human attributes of form, character, feelings behavior, and so on