STUDY GUIDE Thomsen
Symbolism
A word that stands for and represents something beyond its literal meaning
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Smille
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Onomatopoeia
I word that sounds like the sounds it makes
Connotation
Is an idea or feeling that a word invokes
Denotation
Literal meaning of the word
Personification
Putting human qualities on non human objects
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sounds
Consonance
The repetition of conscience sounds in any area of the word but beginning
Assonance
The repetition of the sound of a vowel
Diction
Word choice
Repetition
Words phrases or sounds to create rhythm
Imagery
Words that descriptive language that affects the senses
Rhyming
Words with the same ending
Metaphor
comparison of two unlike things