English Flashcards
Onomatepoeia
Words that sound the sams as what they represent
Alliteration
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Personification
To give an inhuman object human characteristics
Simile
To describe something as or like something else
Repetition
To use the same word/phrase more than once
Metaphor
Comparing 2 things by saying they are each other
Enjambement
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line
Rhythm
This describes the beat of the poem
Rhyme
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Stanza
Groups or lines of a poem (a verse)
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds that are close together in a sentence
Pivot
The point where a poem changes mood
Caesura
A pause within a line of poetry to gve emphasis
Irony
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic or humerous
Fricatives
Soft breathy sounds
Plosives
Hard explosive sounds
Sibilance
a hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds. For example, “Sarah’s silly sister swallowed her sweet.”
Superlative
Expressing the highest degree of quality
Forshadowing
A warning 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
Juxtaposition
Two things being placed closely together for contrasting effect
End focus
When the most important information in a sentence or clause is placed at the end
