English Flashcards
What is a metaphor
A metaphor is describing something that it is not
Simile
A simile is a word using like or as before it e.g the boy swam like a fish
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the sound of the word
Alliteration
Alliteration is when words start with the same sound
Personification
Personification is when you describe something with human features but does not actually have those features
Rhyming couplets
Rhyming couplets are two lines that rhyme
Verses
Verses are when you leave gaps between a paragraph
Nouns
Nouns are a person place or thing
Adjectives
Adjectives are describing words
Verbs
Verbs are doing words
Adverbs
Adverbs are things that tell us more about a verb
Pronouns
Pronouns are words to swap with things that are being repeated
Suffixes
Suffixes are a group of letters that are on the end of a word
Prefixes
Prefixes are a group of letters that are on the start of a word
Speech marks
Speech marks show when someone is talking
Exclamation mark
Exclamation mark show when someone is shouting
Question mark
Question marks show when someone is asking a question
Apostrophes
Apostrophes are used to replace a letter such as do not changes to don’t
Comma
Comma is used to show extra information or when a list
Semi colons
Semi colons are used to join closely connected ideas in a sentence
Colons
Colons are used to introduce an explanation
Dashes
Dashes are used to replace a semi colon or a colon when your writing something chatty and informal or if you want to show a movement of surprise or drama
Ellipse
Are used for pauses
