Question

Match the word to its correct meaning. 1. simile longer phrase or paragraph describing a seeming contradiction 2. oxymoron the use of human characteristics to describe ideas or inanimate objects 3. anaphora an indirect comparison between two things using “like” or “as” 4. personification repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a series of clauses 5. paradox combination of two words that seem to be contradictory

Answer 1

A simile is an indirect comparison between two things using like or as, personification is the use of human characteristics to describe inanimate objects, paradox is a seeming contradiction, oxymoron is a combination of two words that seem to be contradictory and an anaphora is repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a series or clauses