English 20 vocab

Question 1

Figurative language

Answer 1

language using words/expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation
ex: simile

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

a comparison of two things using like or as

ex: she was as beautiful as a rose

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

a comparison of two things without using like or as

ex: her beauty was that of a rose

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

inanimate objects/creatures given human qualities

ex: the balloon walked along the stream

Question 5

Apostrophe

Answer 5

a form of personification where the absent or dead are spoken to as i present and the inanimate as if animate
ex: o stars, why do you shine?

Question 6

Alliteration

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repeating the sound at the beginning of the word for effect

ex: Timmy talked to Terrance

Question 7

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 7

the rhyming pattern a poet chooses

ex: abab, cdcd, abcb

Question 8

Rhyming Couplet

Answer 8

the most common pattern is a pair of rhyming lines

ex: aa bb cc

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

Answer 9

a word where its meaning is the same as its sound

ex: crash! bang! boom!

Question 10

Repetition

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the repeating of words or phrase for effect

ex: i am fine i am fine i am fine

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

exaggeration for emphasis of humor

ex: i have like a billion dogs!

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

when an author uses sense words to paint a picture
ex: touch, sight, sound, smell, taste
the wind was warm and smelt of fallen leaves

Question 13

Assonance (internal rhyme)

Answer 13

repetition of vowel sounds

ex: mObile hOme

Question 14

Consonance

Answer 14

repetition of consonant sounds

ex: Tiny ToTs TeeTer on their feeT

Question 15

Euphony

Answer 15

soothing or pleasant sounds

ex: summer

Question 16

Cacophony

Answer 16

harsh, discordant sounds

ex: cracking

Question 17

Sibilance

Answer 17

words containing sibilant sounds, the s or sh sounds

ex: simmer, shake

Question 18

Allusion

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a reference or quotation that the writer assumes the reader will recognize
ex: romeo and juliet, star wars

Question 19

Enjambment

Answer 19

a line in which the syntax(sentence), rhythm, and thought are continued on the next line
ex: while she lies / sleeping

Question 20

Caesura

Answer 20

a natural pause or break

ex: . , ! ? ; :

Question 21

Slant Rhyme

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a near rhyme where the ending consonants are the same, but the vowels aren’t
ex: should, food

Question 22

Stanza

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a section of a poem, usually separated by spaces (verse)

ex: ABAB ABAB ABAB

Question 23

Symbol

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a word, phrase, or image standing for/ evoking a complex set of ideas
ex: rose = love

Question 24

Archetype

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a universal symbol (often a person)

ex: seasons = stages of life, a hero

Question 25

Motif

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a repeating person, place, thing, or statement that adds to the theme of the poem
ex: mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird

Question 26

Parallel Structure

Answer 26

the same order of types of words in writing

ex: i need A butternut squash, A russet potato, and A english cucumber

Question 27

Anaphora

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the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses, verses, or paragraphs
ex: Friendship Is extra cheese on my pizza / Friendship Is puppy kisses, Friendship Is fresh baked cookies

Question 28

Diction

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an authors choice of words (emotional meanings)

Question 29

Metonymy

Answer 29

substituting a word for another word closely associated with it, but not part of it
ex: the White House is giving a address (rather than president)

Question 30

Synecdoche

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substituting a part of something to act as its whole

ex: all hands on deck, nice wheels

Question 31

Polysyndeton

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the repetition of conjunctions for rhetorical effect

ex: i want cookies And chocolate And pudding And cake

Question 32

Asyndeton

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the purposeful omission of a conjunction

ex: he slept alone, he ate alone, he was alone

Question 33

Euphemism

Answer 33

a less offensive expression rather than one that may offend or suggest unpleasantness to a listener
ex: we have to let you go = you’re fired

Question 34

Paradox

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two ideas or phrases that seem contradictory but prove to be true
ex: this is the beginning of the end

Question 35

Oxymoron

Answer 35

a form of paradox combining a pair of opposite terms

ex: living dead

Question 36

Colloquialism

Answer 36

(jargon) words used by a certain group of people

ex: cool, lit, snazzy, rad, keen, groovy

Question 37

Pun

Answer 37

a play on words similar in sound but with different meanings
ex: a chicken crossing the road is truly poultry in motion

Question 38

Juxtaposition

Answer 38

placing things close together to emphasize contrast

ex: God and Satan