1. What is a simile? A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as. 2. Do you capitalize the “a” in the word “aunt” in the following sentence: My aunt Elizabeth is my favorite. No. 3. What is an allusion? A reference to a work of literature to a character, event, place, or situation from another work of literature, history, the Bible, etc. 4. What do you do to set off the title of a poem? Use quotes: “Title” 5. What is a metaphor? A comparison between to unlike things without using the words “like” or “as.” 6. What is figurative language? 7. What is onomatopoeia? 8. What is personification? 9. Non‐literal language; Words that imitate imaginative language. sounds. I.e.: bzzz! Examples include Snap! Pop! Woof! similes, metaphors, and personification. Giving human qualities to inanimate objects. 13. What are the two elements of setting? 14. What is theme? 15. What is hyperbole? The main idea or message of a literary work. Note: Themes should not be a single word. Over‐exaggeration 20. What is a noun? 10. Is wikipedia a good source for a research paper? Why or why not? No, it is created by the masses and not monitored closely. 11. 12. What is a symbol? 16. Where was William Shakespeare born? 17. What is alliteration? 18. What is irony? 19. What is a verb? The repetition of the initial syllable sound. The opposite of what you expect. Verbal irony is saying the opposite of what you mean (like sarcasm). Situational irony is a situation that is different than expected A word used to describe A person, place, thing, an action, state or or idea. occurrence. Examples: to walk, to be, to see, to laugh England An object, a person, a place, or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract. Time and place (like a lifeguard drowning). Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters don’t know. 21. What is an adjective? 22. What is imagery? A word that describes a noun (person, place, or thing). Examples: happy, red, large, bumpy Describing something using one or more of the five senses (sound, touch, taste, smell, and sight) 23. If something is lost, did you lose it or loose it? lose 24. What is correct: a lot or alot? a lot 25.