English

Question 1

Similie

Answer 1

A comparison of two things using like or as

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Saying that something is or was something else

Question 3

Caesura

Answer 3

A break in the flow of soundusually in the middle of a line or verse

Question 4

Enjabment

Answer 4

Structural, idea or sentence that runs onto the next line

Question 5

Tone and Tonal shift

Answer 5

The general character or attitude of a place. Also where the tone changes to reflect a story or mood.

Question 6

Iambic pentameter

Answer 6

A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable.

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Inanimate pbjects that are given human qualities

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

Words that start with the same letter or sound.

Question 9

Rhyme scheme

Answer 9

Which lines in the poem rhyme with other lines in the poem.

Question 10

Rhythm

Answer 10

The beat and pace of a poem.

Question 11

Repitition

Answer 11

Repeating words, phrases or lines consecutively more than twice.

Question 12

Onomatopoiea

Answer 12

A sound that (when written) sounds the same as in real life.

Question 13

Slang

Answer 13

A type of informal language used in speech more often.

Question 14

Colloquial language

Answer 14

Used in or suited to familiar and informal conversation.

Question 15

Nonsensical language

Answer 15

Making little or no sense.

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

Very exaggerated statements usually not meant to be taken literally.

Question 17

Rhetorical question

Answer 17

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Question 18

Sound clusters

Answer 18

A group of sounds is repeated throughout a sentence or a group of lines in a poem, not just at the beginnings of words.

Question 19

Parallel construction

Answer 19

Using the same word class order twice (in same or two sentences)

Question 20

Triple construction

Answer 20

Repeating three times a group of words which have the same pattern of word classes. Each group may or may not start with the same word/s.

Question 21

Pun

Answer 21

Word play involving the use of a word with two different meanings or two words that sound the same but mean different things.
Often used in advertising.

Question 22

Litotes

Answer 22

Deliberate understatement

Question 23

Use of first and second person pronoun

Answer 23

1st person singular = I, me, my, mine, plural = We, us, our, ours 2nd person singular and plural = You, your, yours
Mostly used in
 autobiography
 1st person narrative
 direct speech
 oral presentations.

Question 24

Euphemism

Answer 24

Use of a less objectionable or harsh expression to avoid upsetting or offending people

Question 25

Emotive language

Answer 25

Choice of words which have specifically intended emotional effects or are intended to evoke an emotional response in the reader

Question 26

Contrast

Answer 26

Using word of opposite meaning close together

Question 27

Allusion

Answer 27

A reference to another work