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TermDefinition
DenotationThe country south of Canada and North of Mexico.
ConnotationAmerica: Freedom, opportunity, individualism.
SynonymGrumpy/Grouchy; Cold/Freezing
AntonymGood/Bad; Happy/Sad; Hot/Cold
HomonymBat & Bat; Wind & Wind
HomophoneCent/Scent/Sent
SymbolFlag/America; Holding hands/Love
MetaphorThe snow is a blanket of white.
SimileHer hands were like frozen ice cubes.
HyperboleMy book bag weighs a ton.
OnomatopoeiaHer boots crunched across the snowy field.
PersonificationHer pencil danced across the page.
AlliterationWhat a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!
AssonanceLighting the land till it lay bathed in ghostly day.
ConsonanceVery soft is his skin.
IdiomThe apple of my eye. Don't let the cat out of the bag.
OxymoronGood grief; jumbo shrimp.
AllusionHe is such a scrooge; Don't be such an Einstein.
IronicYou study all night for a test and end up failing it.
AntithesisAsk not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
MetonymyCrown=Royalty; Sweat=Hard work
ArchetypeDisney movies
EuphemismToilet: Restroom, lavatory, washroom, john, etc.
ApostropheBlow, blow, thou winter wind...
ParadoxThe wisest mind has something yet to learn.
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Creator kvollmer
Created November 21, 2008
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Subject Literature
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  1. Assonance Lighting the land till it lay bathed in ghostly day. - 26 misses
  2. Metonymy Crown=Royalty; Sweat=Hard work - 21 misses
  3. Antithesis Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. - 21 misses
  4. Apostrophe Blow, blow, thou winter wind... - 21 misses
  5. Connotation America: Freedom, opportunity, individualism. - 18 misses
  6. Euphemism Toilet: Restroom, lavatory, washroom, john, etc. - 16 misses
  7. Consonance Very soft is his skin. - 16 misses