Monday, September 22, 2008

Literary Terms Quiz

1. hyperbole- extravagant exaggeration
2. timesis- separation of a compound word
3. ellipsis- the omission of words in a list
4. enjambment- the running over of a sentence, phrase, or clause into the next line
5. strophe- stanza
6. personification- giving inanimate objects the characteristics or qualities of humans
7. irony- the meaning of a phrase or sentence meaning the opposite or something different than what was explicitly stated
8. hiatus- lack of elision
9. caesura- a break in a clause or sentence
10. alliteration- the repetition of a sound, usually the first initial or word

2 comments:

Annie said...

caesura- pause or break between words or clauses
ellipsis- omission of a word or words that must be understood from the context

Unknown said...

grade - 16 /20