Match the description to the term.

1. the arrangement of beats or accents in a line of poetry
2. a sudden, direct address to an inanimate object or a fictitious person
3. unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable
4. an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable
5. giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else
6. gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, and animals
7. a stated comparison using like or as
8. an implied (unstated) comparison
9. something that stands for something else

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Trochaic foot
irony
iambic foot
metaphor
meter
personification
symbol
apostrophe
simile

Trochaic foot - 4. an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable.

Irony - 5. giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else.

Iambic foot - 3. unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable

Metaphor - 8. an implied (unstated) comparison.

Meter - 1. the arrangement of beats or accents in a line of poetry.

Personification - 6. gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, and animals.

Symbol - 9. something that stands for something else.

Apostrophe - 2. a sudden, direct address to an inanimate object or a fictitious person.

Simile- 7. a stated comparison using like or as.

Explanation:

1. A trochaic foot is the meter form in poetry where the syllables of the words in a line of poetry are made up of an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable.

2. Irony is when a writer uses words that seem to suggest something but it means something else.

3. An iambic foot is the meter form in a line of poetry where an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented syllable. It is the opposite of a trochaic meter/ foot.

4. A metaphor is a figurative language that is used to make comparisons between two or more things but not directly stated or related.

5. Meter is the arrangement of beats or rhythms or sounds in a line of poetry.

6. Personification is to give human qualities or attributes to a non-human object or an idea.

7. A symbol is a sign that is used to signify or stand for something else.

8. An apostrophe is a form of addressing directly an inanimate object or a fictional character or even animals.

9. A simile is a figurative language used when comparing things by using words such as "like" or "as".

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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