Trimester 3 Vocab Week 2

hyperbole Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to create a comic effect Examples: I am so hungry I can eat a cow! My head hurts so bad it’s ready to explode!

personification Giving human qualities to non-human things Examples: The flowers danced in the wind. The sun was playing hide-and-seek amidst the clouds.

simile Comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as Examples: My dad said I was as blind as a bat when I backed into the pole with the car. My best friend and I are like two peas in a pod.

metaphor Comparing two unlike things without using the word like or as Examples: Love is a rose. He tried to help but his legs were rubber.

tone Author’s attitude toward the subject, audience, or a character Example: "Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty." -To Kill a Mockingbird Tone indicates author’s feeling of Atticus as being “old”

mood The atmosphere or feeling a story or poem evokes Examples: It was a dark and stormy night. (scary, uneasy mood) The sun was shining brightly on the meadow. (happy mood)

dramatic irony Occurs when the audience or the reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not. Example: In “The Cask of Amontillado,” the reader knew Montresor was seeking revenge; however, Fortunado had no idea of his fate and was led to an untimely death.

speaker Voice that is talking to us in a poem

ballad Poem that tells a story Sometimes set to music “Ballad of Birmingham”