Definition Flashcards
Simile
A phrase to describe something with like or as.
Metaphor
Giving an object to a human feature.
Caesura
A break or a pause in a line.
Enjambment
When the line caries on without any punuation.
Personification
Giving a non living thing human characteristics
Aliteration
Where two or more words that has the same sound.
Repition
Getting repeated a few times.
Onomatopoiea
What it sounds like in words.
Stanza
One paragraph in a poem.
Verb
A doing word.e.g,run,jump,throw
Adjective
A word that describes a noun
Hyperbole
An exageration e.g im so hungry i can eat a horse.
Assonance
Similar sounds especially vowels.e.g Rise high in the bright sky .
Superlative
Highest quality.e.g It was the happiest day of my life.
Juxtaposition
Two things being seen a place close together.contrasting effect. E.g
Night and day.
Good and evil.
Justice and revenge.
War and peace.
End focus
The most important information put at the end of the sentence
Noun
A noun is a word that describes a person a place or thing
Preposition
Single words used before A noun, pronoun or noun phrase.e.g on,by,to,down,near,off ect…
Plural noun
A noun that refers to more than one person, place, or thing or idea e.g man-men, woman-women, foot-feet.
Possessive pronoun
Is used to express ownership or possession
Modal verb
Words that indicates permission,request,suggestions ect…
What are Imperives
Giving an order.e.g stand up,speak now
What is a semantic feild
Group of word that describe the same thing e.g isolated,abandoned
What is Emotive language
It means language that is used that makes the reader respond emotionally, perhaps sympathising with a character. E.g terrifying’ and ‘betrayed’,
Sibilance
Sibilance is a type of literary device and figure of speech wherein a hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds.
