ENGLISH 11
Aliteration - Answer- repetition of consonants at the start of words
Allusion - Answer- A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
atmosphere - Answer- what the Characters feel in the story
mood - Answer- How the reader feels about the text while reading.
tone - Answer- Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their
linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices)
cliché - Answer- An expression that has been overused to the extent that its
freshness has worn off
Dissonance - Answer- in a poem, harsh sounding vowel sounds
Dilema - Answer- problem or difficult choice
extended metaphor - Answer- A metaphor developed at great length, occurring
frequently in or throughout a work.
Epigram - Answer- a brief memorable statement
Internal rhyme - Answer- A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same
line
end rhyme - Answer- A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of
another line
jargon - Answer- language about a particular subject
hyperbole - Answer- purposeful exaggeration for effect
Metaphor - Answer- figure of speech comparing two different things
Onomatopoeia - Answer- A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Oxymoron - Answer- A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory
terms in a brief phrase.(ex. jumbo shrimp)
Pun - Answer- humour that relies on the double meaning of words (ex. page and
Paige)
Personification - Answer- A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given
human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Aliteration - Answer- repetition of consonants at the start of words
Allusion - Answer- A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
atmosphere - Answer- what the Characters feel in the story
mood - Answer- How the reader feels about the text while reading.
tone - Answer- Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their
linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices)
cliché - Answer- An expression that has been overused to the extent that its
freshness has worn off
Dissonance - Answer- in a poem, harsh sounding vowel sounds
Dilema - Answer- problem or difficult choice
extended metaphor - Answer- A metaphor developed at great length, occurring
frequently in or throughout a work.
Epigram - Answer- a brief memorable statement
Internal rhyme - Answer- A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same
line
end rhyme - Answer- A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of
another line
jargon - Answer- language about a particular subject
hyperbole - Answer- purposeful exaggeration for effect
Metaphor - Answer- figure of speech comparing two different things
Onomatopoeia - Answer- A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Oxymoron - Answer- A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory
terms in a brief phrase.(ex. jumbo shrimp)
Pun - Answer- humour that relies on the double meaning of words (ex. page and
Paige)
Personification - Answer- A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given
human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
