English Flashcards

English

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Meaning of caesura

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Using commas and full stops mid-line

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What is simile

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Using ‘LIKE’ or ‘AS’ to compare 2 things

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Metaphor

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A metaphor compares two things by saying one is the other.

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Alliteration

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The same 1st letter sound used multiple times in a line ( the Cat Kicked the Chameleon)

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Onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like “buzz” or “clang.”

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What is personification

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is giving human qualities to non-human things.

Example:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”

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