| Scrambled 4th pd eoct words | Answer Pattern | Clues |
| exaggeration | _e_ _x_ _a_ _g_ _g_ _e_ _r_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ | hyperbole |
| plays on word that have similar meanings | _p_ _l_ _a_ _y_ _s_ _o_ _n_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _d_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _v_ _e_ _s_ _i_ _m_ _i_ _l_ _a_ _r_ _m_ _e_ _a_ _n_ _i_ _n_ _g_ _s_ | pun |
| a word, phrase or searies of lines that is repeated dadding rhythm | _a_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _d_, _p_ _h_ _r_ _a_ _s_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _s_ _e_ _a_ _r_ _i_ _e_ _s_ _o_ _f_ _l_ _i_ _n_ _e_ _s_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _s_ _r_ _e_ _p_ _e_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _d_ _d_ _a_ _d_ _d_ _i_ _n_ _g_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _t_ _h_ _m_ | refrain |
| a statement that at first seems self-contradictory but makes sense | _a_ _s_ _t_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _m_ _e_ _n_ _t_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _a_ _t_ _f_ _i_ _r_ _s_ _t_ _s_ _e_ _e_ _m_ _s_ _s_ _e_ _l_ _f_-_c_ _o_ _n_ _t_ _r_ _a_ _d_ _i_ _c_ _t_ _o_ _r_ _y_ _b_ _u_ _t_ _m_ _a_ _k_ _e_ _s_ _s_ _e_ _n_ _s_ _e_ | paradox |
| Not a true rhyme uses repetion of similar vowel sounds | _N_ _o_ _t_ _a_ _t_ _r_ _u_ _e_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_ _u_ _s_ _e_ _s_ _r_ _e_ _p_ _e_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _o_ _f_ _s_ _i_ _m_ _i_ _l_ _a_ _r_ _v_ _o_ _w_ _e_ _l_ _s_ _o_ _u_ _n_ _d_ _s_ | assonance |
| an implied or indirect reference to a person, place that is fictitious, historical, or real | _a_ _n_ _i_ _m_ _p_ _l_ _i_ _e_ _d_ _o_ _r_ _i_ _n_ _d_ _i_ _r_ _e_ _c_ _t_ _r_ _e_ _f_ _e_ _r_ _e_ _n_ _c_ _e_ _t_ _o_ _a_ _p_ _e_ _r_ _s_ _o_ _n_, _p_ _l_ _a_ _c_ _e_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _s_ _f_ _i_ _c_ _t_ _i_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _u_ _s_, _h_ _i_ _s_ _t_ _o_ _r_ _i_ _c_ _a_ _l_, _o_ _r_ _r_ _e_ _a_ _l_ | alllusion |
| the emotion created by the author's use of language or by a character's words and actions | _t_ _h_ _e_ _e_ _m_ _o_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _c_ _r_ _e_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _d_ _b_ _y_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _a_ _u_ _t_ _h_ _o_ _r_'_s_ _u_ _s_ _e_ _o_ _f_ _l_ _a_ _n_ _g_ _u_ _a_ _g_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _b_ _y_ _a_ _c_ _h_ _a_ _r_ _a_ _c_ _t_ _e_ _r_'_s_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _d_ _s_ _a_ _n_ _d_ _a_ _c_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _s_ | tone |
| the act of repeating words and phrases throughout a work | _t_ _h_ _e_ _a_ _c_ _t_ _o_ _f_ _r_ _e_ _p_ _e_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _n_ _g_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _d_ _s_ _a_ _n_ _d_ _p_ _h_ _r_ _a_ _s_ _e_ _s_ _t_ _h_ _r_ _o_ _u_ _g_ _h_ _o_ _u_ _t_ _a_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _k_ | repetition |
| author interrupts the scene of a narrative to tell about earlier events | _a_ _u_ _t_ _h_ _o_ _r_ _i_ _n_ _t_ _e_ _r_ _r_ _u_ _p_ _t_ _s_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _s_ _c_ _e_ _n_ _e_ _o_ _f_ _a_ _n_ _a_ _r_ _r_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _v_ _e_ _t_ _o_ _t_ _e_ _l_ _l_ _a_ _b_ _o_ _u_ _t_ _e_ _a_ _r_ _l_ _i_ _e_ _r_ _e_ _v_ _e_ _n_ _t_ _s_ | flashback |
| near rhyme, half rhyme or off rhyme | _n_ _e_ _a_ _r_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_, _h_ _a_ _l_ _f_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _o_ _f_ _f_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_ | slant rhyme |
| uses repetiont of similar voewl sounds | _u_ _s_ _e_ _s_ _r_ _e_ _p_ _e_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _t_ _o_ _f_ _s_ _i_ _m_ _i_ _l_ _a_ _r_ _v_ _o_ _e_ _w_ _l_ _s_ _o_ _u_ _n_ _d_ _s_ | assonance |
| elaborate or extened simile or metaphor | _e_ _l_ _a_ _b_ _o_ _r_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _e_ _x_ _t_ _e_ _n_ _e_ _d_ _s_ _i_ _m_ _i_ _l_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _m_ _e_ _t_ _a_ _p_ _h_ _o_ _r_ | conceit |
| a narravite poem | _a_ _n_ _a_ _r_ _r_ _a_ _v_ _i_ _t_ _e_ _p_ _o_ _e_ _m_ | ballad |
| follows no specific guidelines about rhyme, meter, or length | _f_ _o_ _l_ _l_ _o_ _w_ _s_ _n_ _o_ _s_ _p_ _e_ _c_ _i_ _f_ _i_ _c_ _g_ _u_ _i_ _d_ _e_ _l_ _i_ _n_ _e_ _s_ _a_ _b_ _o_ _u_ _t_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_, _m_ _e_ _t_ _e_ _r_, _o_ _r_ _l_ _e_ _n_ _g_ _t_ _h_ | free form |
| a patteren of rhymes in a poem | _a_ _p_ _a_ _t_ _t_ _e_ _r_ _e_ _n_ _o_ _f_ _r_ _h_ _y_ _m_ _e_ _s_ _i_ _n_ _a_ _p_ _o_ _e_ _m_ | rhyme scheme |
| descripton intended to elicit a sensory responseauthos show ratehr than tell | _d_ _e_ _s_ _c_ _r_ _i_ _p_ _t_ _o_ _n_ _i_ _n_ _t_ _e_ _n_ _d_ _e_ _d_ _t_ _o_ _e_ _l_ _i_ _c_ _i_ _t_ _a_ _s_ _e_ _n_ _s_ _o_ _r_ _y_ _r_ _e_ _s_ _p_ _o_ _n_ _s_ _e_ _a_ _u_ _t_ _h_ _o_ _s_ _s_ _h_ _o_ _w_ _r_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _h_ _r_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _n_ _t_ _e_ _l_ _l_ | imagery |
| what triggers the action in the story | _w_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _t_ _r_ _i_ _g_ _g_ _e_ _r_ _s_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _a_ _c_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _i_ _n_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _s_ _t_ _o_ _r_ _y_ | conflict |
| plot of a stroy focuses on the lieves of one or more characters | _p_ _l_ _o_ _t_ _o_ _f_ _a_ _s_ _t_ _r_ _o_ _y_ _f_ _o_ _c_ _u_ _s_ _e_ _s_ _o_ _n_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _l_ _i_ _e_ _v_ _e_ _s_ _o_ _f_ _o_ _n_ _e_ _o_ _r_ _m_ _o_ _r_ _e_ _c_ _h_ _a_ _r_ _a_ _c_ _t_ _e_ _r_ _s_ | character development |
| feeling or emotion created by the words and setting | _f_ _e_ _e_ _l_ _i_ _n_ _g_ _o_ _r_ _e_ _m_ _o_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ _c_ _r_ _e_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _d_ _b_ _y_ _t_ _h_ _e_ _w_ _o_ _r_ _d_ _s_ _a_ _n_ _d_ _s_ _e_ _t_ _t_ _i_ _n_ _g_ | mood |
| Hyperbole | _H_ _y_ _p_ _e_ _r_ _b_ _o_ _l_ _e_ | |
| Myth | _M_ _y_ _t_ _h_ | |
| Alliteration | _A_ _l_ _l_ _i_ _t_ _e_ _r_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ | |
| Consonance | _C_ _o_ _n_ _s_ _o_ _n_ _a_ _n_ _c_ _e_ | |
| Mood | _M_ _o_ _o_ _d_ | |
| Understatement | _U_ _n_ _d_ _e_ _r_ _s_ _t_ _a_ _t_ _e_ _m_ _e_ _n_ _t_ | |
| Metonymy | _M_ _e_ _t_ _o_ _n_ _y_ _m_ _y_ | |
| Denotation | _D_ _e_ _n_ _o_ _t_ _a_ _t_ _i_ _o_ _n_ | |
| Imagery | _I_ _m_ _a_ _g_ _e_ _r_ _y_ | |
| Symbolism | _S_ _y_ _m_ _b_ _o_ _l_ _i_ _s_ _m_ | |
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