Craft Names Flashcards
Analogy
It helps the reader understand something that is not very familiar by comparing it to something that is familiar(known very well)
Also it shows how those too things are alike(similar) by comparing them to each other.
Ex: she is blind as a bat(animal)
In this example the girl is compared to a bat.
Anecdote
It is a simple, short , interesting story of a real live incident and it tells the reader something about the author.
Ex: One evening, I went to see a movie with my roommate and some other people from our dorm. I drove my car to the theater. Imagine our surprise when we got to the car to find the windshield covered with slices of ham. To this day, I don’t know who put ham on my car or why.
Comparison
Find the similarities( things that are the same) and the difference( things that are different) between two or more things or people.
Example : earth and mars
Contrast
Points out the different things between two ideas or characters
Ex:
Contrast
Shows the different points between two characters or ideas
Example:
thunder storms on one end of an island and clear, blue skies on the other end.
Causes and effects
It tells the reader how an event occurred or happened and what were the results of the event.
Example: a man offends his neighbor by insulting him (the cause). His neighbor becomes angry (the effect)
Figurative language
This is when words or a sentence that are meaningful( has lots of meaning) but not literally(quite) true.
Ex: you are my sunshine
Or
the warrior has a heart of a stone
Sensory language ( onomatopoeia)
Words or sentences that make a connection to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, touch.
Ex: gobbling up ( eating a large amount of food quickly) each of her words as quickly as she could.
Simile ( comparison)
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
Personification
It is when non living things are given human traits(quality)
Ex: replace swaying(moving) flowers with dancing flowers.
Telegraphic sentences
They are very brief and they focus on the point.
Asyndeton
It is a literary device that excludes( does not include) conjunctions(but,and,or,for, so, yet).
Example: ( I came, i saw)
Ex2: ( Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro)
Chiasmus
It is a two part sentence or phrase where the second part of the sentence is a reversal( opposite ) of the first part.
Ex: we were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us.
Allegory
A story,poem, or a picture that can interpreted to show a hidden Meaning which may deal with religious, political or personal issues.
Example: animal farm a movie
Alliteration
The repetition ( repeated more than once) of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close to each other.
Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Anaphora
The repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences.
Ex: it was the best of time, it was the worst of times.
Anaphoric references
A word in a text that refers to back to other ideas in the text.
Ex: the student worked hard, so she had a little spare time.
The student is referred to as she.
Cataphoric reference
a word in a text refers to another later in the text and you need to look forward to understand.
Ex: even thought I call her every week, my mother still complains.
The mothers is referred to as her.
Exophoric reference
It refers to something that is not mentioned in the text where the reader has to make a connection with something not mentioned in the text.
Ex: The fish is this big
Usually words such as ( this, that, here) are used.
Antithesis
The opposite ideas or words that are balanced against each other.
Ex: many are called , but few are chosen.
The two opposite words are many and few.
Atmosphere or mood
It’s the feeling the reader gets from the narrative based on details such as the environment.
Ex: Marilyn’s small apartment was bathed with light from the new floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside, the sounds of a balmy summer day floated up to her ears like the gurgle of a cool, clear brook
Assonance
The repetition of vowels(e,I,u,o,a and sometimes y) sounds within words.
Ex : no pain, no gain
Reference to authorities
Referring to a text or or a person who is an authority ( a person who has the Power to influence) or an expert on the topic.
Classification
Explain something by dividing it into different categories
Ex: if you are give a bowl of mixed fruits you can classify them by separating the apple, bananas and the grapes into different sections
Narration
Telling how something happened.
Ex: telling a story
Fact
Using facts to develop an argument including numerical values and statistics( collecting numerical data)
Example: more than 70% of earths surface is ocean.
Description
Creating a clear image in the readers mind of a person, place, object or situation.
Ex: the crystal clear raindrops hit the ground silently.
