Ela Midterem Flashcards
Comparison using like or as
Simile
Comparison without using like or as
Metaphor
The repetition of initial sounds
Alliteration
When a word or rhyme set over and over
Repetition
An expression designed to call something to mind
Allusion
Object or ideas giving human qualities
Personification
Visually descriptive
Imagery
Being warned or an indication of the future
Foreshadowing
Word that imitates a sound or action
Onomatopoeia
The use of symbols to represent ideas and qualities
Symbolism
Sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph
Topic sentence
The sentence at the very end of the essay that restates everything
Concluding statement
It tells what you will be talking about in the story
Thesis statement
Something that untreated the reader to read the book or essay farther
Hook
The wife of Odysseus
Penelope
