ELA VOCABULARY QUIZ Flashcards
Connotation
Ex.
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
Ex. she´s feeling blue
Protagonist
Ex.
the leading character and the postitive one drama
Ex. Luke Skywalker
Theme
the subject of a talk, piece of writting or a persons thoughts
Ex. Love
Repetition
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
Ex. Home sweet home
Oxymoron
a firgure of speech on which apparently contradictory terms appear in a conjunction
Ex. jumbo shrimp
Metaphor
figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action
Ex. Hes a couch potato
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with whats named
Ex. Crash, boom
Irony
the expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Ex. A fire station burns down
Idiom
common phrase
Ex. Break a leg
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human
Ex. My heart danced
Hyperbole
exaggereated statements or claims not meant to be taken litterally
Ex.: I was dying of laughter
Assonance
in poetry the repetition of the sound of a vowel
Ex. surf and turf
Simile
a figure of speech involving a comparison between 2 things
Ex. as strong as an ox
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without menitony it
Ex: I got sucked down the rabbit hole
Foreshadowing
a warning or indication of a furture event
Ex. Charlots Web with the pig
