Match the word to its correct meaning. 1. simile longer phrase or paragraph describing a seeming contradiction 2. oxymoron the u
se 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
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
