OAE Language Arts (20) questions and answers for your next quiz

Epistolary Poems - CORRECT ANSWER-A poem in the form of a letter. From the Latin word "epistula" for letter. Idiomatic Expression - CORRECT ANSWER-Does not mean exactly what is said. EX. Raining Cats and Dogs Alliteration - CORRECT ANSWER-The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Metonymy - CORRECT ANSWER-Metaphor or substitute. Example: Big house and Prison Onomatopoeia - CORRECT ANSWER-formation of a word from a sound associated with that. Example splash and sizzle. Aphorism - CORRECT ANSWER-Concisely state common beliefs and may rhyme. EX, Early to bed early to rise. First person Narration - CORRECT ANSWER-Let narrators express inner feelings or thoughts. Free Verse - CORRECT ANSWER-No rhyme or meter. Tetrameter - CORRECT ANSWER-Four beats, stressed syllables. Hexameter - CORRECT ANSWER-Six beats, stressed syllables. Heptameter - CORRECT ANSWER-Seven beats, stressed syllables. Hyperbole - CO