English Flashcards

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What is a simile?

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Saying something is โ€˜likeโ€™ or โ€˜asโ€™

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2
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What is personification?

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Something having human like qualities

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What is onamatopoiea?

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Words that sound the same as they are (e.g. SMASH, BANG, CRACK)

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4
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What is Assonance?

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Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of the word

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5
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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of the first letter

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What is a metaphore?

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Saying something is something else

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What features does a Haiku poem have?

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  • non-rhyming poem
  • 17 syllables
  • Japanese origin
  • 5,7,5 syllables
  • usually about nature
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What are features of a ballad poem?

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  • tells a story ( once there wasโ€ฆ)
  • rhyme scheme ABAB
  • usually tells a love story
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9
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What are features of a Cinquain poem?

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โ€ข five lines that donโ€™t rhyme

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What are features of a Sonnet poem?

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  • expresses thoughts and ideas
  • 14 lines
  • 10 syllables
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What are features of a Limerick poem?

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  • rhyme scheme- AABBA

* humorous poem

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