Imagery

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A comparison in which one thing is said to be like something else

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Describes an object or an action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

Using a non living thing and giving it human characteristics

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

A series of words in which the same letter is repeated

Question 5

Onomatopeia

Answer 5

Name given to words that imitate the sound they are describing

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Deliberate exaggeration in order to emphasise the point being made

Question 7

Litoes

Answer 7

It is an understatement

Question 8

Euphimism

Answer 8

Making an unwelcome truth seem less harsh or unpleasant by dressing it up in offensive language

Question 9

Circumlocution

Answer 9

State something in a long roundabout way rather than addressing the subject simply and directly

Question 10

Paradox

Answer 10

A statement that appears to be a contradiction but which on closer examination does contain a truth

Question 11

Oxymoron

Answer 11

Two opposites are placed side by side to heighten the effect of contrast

Question 12

Juxtaposition

Answer 12

Means placing side by side, writer places to words next to each other to create a contrast

Question 13

Neologism

Answer 13

The coining of a new word, usually to describe a recent development or invention for which an appropriate term does not exist

Question 14

Archaism

Answer 14

It denotes a word or phrase from the past that is no longer in current use but is still generally understood

Question 15

Cliche

Answer 15

Used to be original but has become overused