Eglish key terms Flashcards
simile mean
Comparing two things they are each other(eg words like, or as)
Stanza
A set of lines of words (it says “like” in that stanza)
Alliteration
The use of the same letter at the beging of word that are close to each other(Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.)
Repetition
To use the same
word/phrase more than once.(Heart-to-heart)
Personification
To give an inanimate object human characteristics
Metaphor
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another(He is a lion when he comes to the field.)
Pivot
Point at which poem changes mood, time, etc.
Rhythm
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhyme
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Caesura
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis
Assonance
When vowel sounds within words are the same or very similar(crying time; hop-scotch; great flakes)
Irony
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and or humorous
Enjambment
The continuation of sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line
Fricatives
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Plosives
Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d
Sibliance
Sounded with a hissing effect, for examples, sh
Superlative
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality
Juxtaposition
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Foreshadowing
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Lexical Set
A group of words with the same topic, function or Form
Archaisms
Words that are very old or old-fashioned
End Focus
The most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end
Onomatopoela
Words that sound the same as what they represent
