ELA VOCABULARY

3. A literary device that compares one thing to another while avoiding words such as “like” or “as”
5. A joke utilizing the multiple meanings of a word or words that sound similar bet have different meanings.
6. The literary figure that uses two words, concepts, or grammatical constructs and put them in reverse order in the same sentence.
8. A comparison between two things using words such as “like” or “as” to compare.
9. The specific usage of words/phrases in speech or writing.
10. The communicating of someone’s feeling or an event that occurs expressed as the opposite of what it should be; also a literary device where the characters of the story do not know of an occurrence but the reader/audience does.
13. A device used in literature which contains contradictory statements together.
14. The usage of a word to refer to a word/words used earlier in a sentence.
16. The misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar sounding word that is intended to be humorous.
18. An interesting or humorous short story about a real person or event.
20. An expression specifically made to indirectly reference something else while not directly mentioning it.

1. Statements that are exaggerated and are not meant to be taken literally.
2. When two objects considered to be opposites are put next to each other specifically to have a contrasting effect.
4. A sentence that removes a conjunction between parts.
7. A repeating theme or characteristic in literature; an example of a typical part of a subject (I.e. a book in a genre).
11. An emotion or thought that a word causes one to have in addition to the word’s literal meaning.
12. A repetition of a conjunction in a sentence.
15. A comparison between two different things that have a similarity using metaphors and /or similes.
17. The usage of words or phrases in a certain order in a language to create a well-written sentence.
19. A replacement word or phrase that means something worse or inappropriate.