Honors ELA FINAL EXAM 2023
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
Imagery
The verbal representation of all five senses.
Imagery - Sight
visual imagery
Imagery - Sound
auditory imagery
Imagery - Touch
tactile imagery
Imagery - Taste
gustatory imagery
Imagery - Smell
olfactory imagery
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm; a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Situational Irony
irony involving a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or abstract
idea
Epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
explicit
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
First Person POV
Uses I - me - and myself.
Second Person POV
Uses you - your - yourself. The narrator is the reader.
Third Person POV
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
Imagery
The verbal representation of all five senses.
Imagery - Sight
visual imagery
Imagery - Sound
auditory imagery
Imagery - Touch
tactile imagery
Imagery - Taste
gustatory imagery
Imagery - Smell
olfactory imagery
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm; a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Situational Irony
irony involving a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or abstract
idea
Epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
explicit
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
First Person POV
Uses I - me - and myself.
Second Person POV
Uses you - your - yourself. The narrator is the reader.
Third Person POV
